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Murrieta resident walks 2,022 miles to honor fallen veterans

Local Murrieta City employees to receive salary raises Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

In a short 15-minute special meeting, the Murrieta City Council, with Councilmember Lori Stone absent, passed motions to increase the salaries of the employees of the Murrieta Supervisors Association and the Murrieta General Employee Association Monday, July 11. see page A-2

Business Financial literacy campaign aims for 30 by 30 Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

From her World Financial Group office in Wildomar, Associate Trainer Joyce Jones has been helping World System Builder reach its goal of educating and empowering 30 million families by 2030 through financial education. see page B-6

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Jill Byers completes her 2,022 mile walk July 22, for Veteran suicide awareness at the Murrieta Veterans Memorial in Murrieta Town Square Park.

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U.S. Veteran Administration statistics confirm that “every day, 22 veterans will commit suicide

on American soil.” That is one veteran every 65 minutes.

According to the VA, “the total number of those losing their battle grows larger with each day research and treatments are not able

to be done.” Everywhere, folks are trying to spread awareness on the matter.

Jill Byers is one of those individuals wishing to honor fallen soldiers who have succumbed to their

internal and unspoken troubles.

Byers, on July 22, completed her

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A transformative three-part refurbishment is now underway at Temecula Community Recreation Center, the largest community center in Temecula serving over 235,000 people annually, according to Temecula city officials.

Phase 1 of the refurbishment at Ronald Reagan Sports Park, 30875 Rancho Vista Road in Temecula, will consist of a full repair, updating the building to fit current standards as well as needed maintenance. Phases 2 and 3 will focus on expansion and other improvements throughout the facility, the city said in an emailed statement.

Currently, the city is working on design plans for Phase 2, and it anticipated this part of the project will begin late 2023 or early 2024.

Phase 2 will reconfigure the teen center, accommodate office space see CRC, page A-6

The Temecula Community Recreation Center is under renovations at Ronald Reagan Sports Park Tuesday, July 19.

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Passion project for friend plays out on television Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

When Valerie Rocio Raecke of Menifee decided to honor her late husband, Kai Raecke, by having his favorite motorcycle restored to its former glory, she couldn’t think of anyone better to do the job than his longtime friend, Ian Roussel. The star of MAVTV’s “Full Custom Garage,” Roussel has been building cars in his free time since 1984. He opened his vehicle customization shop in Los Angeles in 1998.

Rocio Raecke said her husband talked often about restoring his first love, a motorcycle, but other obligations always took over as it sat in the garage for years. Raecke’s work as an editor, most notably for

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Murrieta City employees to receive 5% and 4% salary raises in fiscal years 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

In a short 15-minute special meeting, the Murrieta City Council, with Councilmember Lori Stone absent, passed motions to increase the salaries of the employees of the Murrieta Supervisors Association and the Murrieta General Employee Association Monday, July 11.

The three memorandums of understanding will allow the city’s general staff and supervisors to receive salary increases of 5% in fiscal year 2022-2023 and 4% in fiscal year 2023-2024.

Their city contracts expired Thursday, June 30, and city staff and a labor negotiator worked out the MOUs over a few weeks time.

The new contracts are for two years, and a new comprehensive salary schedule is being worked out to meet the salary increases and will be retroactive to Friday, July 1.

Councilmembers Christi White and Cindy Warren and Mayor Pro Tem Lisa DeForest complemented the city manager and staff for working out an amicable agreement with the employees. Mayor Jonathon Ingram said the staff “did an amazing job making it fair and

equitable for all.”

With the special meeting held July 11, the council opted to cancel the regular Tuesday, July 17, meeting and gave public notice of the cancellation.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Murrieta Councilmember Cindy Warren addresses city staff during a special called meeting of council Tuesday, July 11.

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Local school districts say no masks for students, yet Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Local school districts throughout the Temecula Valley are not planning on requiring students to mask up for summer school despite Riverside County seeing a slight rise in COVID-19 cases, officials said.

Murrieta Unified, Menifee Union, Temecula Valley and Lake Elsinore Unified school districts all said while masks are recommended by California Department of Public Health, students are not required to wear them while in their respective schools.

Josué Reyna, communications and community engagement director at Menifee Union School District, said that his district was committed to the safety protocols within its schools designed to keep students safe from the spread of COVID-19.

Menifee Union School District “We do acknowledge that masks are strongly recommended by CDPH for all persons, regardless of vaccine status, in indoor public settings,” he said. “However, at

this time, masks are not required in school settings.”

MUSD has masks available for both staff and students should they request them and at no cost, optional PCR and rapid testing is available at school sites for students and staff. Testing, he said is also available through an outside vendor at the District Education Center for the community.

According to Reyna, MUSD is also completing contact tracing and notifications for positive and close contact cases.

“Additionally, the District is adhering to the third and latest iteration of the CalOSHA Emergency Temporary Standards, for employees which can be found online at http://www.menifeeusd. org,” he said.

Murrieta Valley Unified School District Monica Gutierrez, public information officer of Murrieta Valley Unified School District, said MVUSD is following all “required actions and public health orders issued by the CDPH and county of Riverside public health.”

“At this time, face masks/cov-

erings are not required in school settings,” she said, adding that the district continues to “respect staff and students’ ability to choose what is best for themselves.”

Temecula Valley Unified School District At Temecula Valley Unified School District, which continues to follow all CDPH guidelines, masks remain optional, according to public information officer James Evans.

“Although face mask/coverings are recommended, they are not required in school settings,” Evans said. “As previously stated to the community, we will not be more restrictive than what is required

by CDPH.” Lake Elsinore Unified School District Lake Elsinore Unified School District continues to align its policies and protocols based on the guidance provided by the California Department of Public Health and Riverside University Health System, LEUSD public information officer Melissa Valdez said.

“With the latest guidance, beginning March 12, 2022, LEUSD

A Student wears a mask at the special drive-up Hamilton High School Graduation Commencement ceremony in May 2020. Local school districts have no plans to return to mandatory masking even though Valley News/Diane Sieker photo COVID-19 numbers are on the rise.

students are not required to wear masks,” she said. “Students and staff may continue to do voluntary masking if they choose.”

San Diego Unified School District announced the return to masks in that district Friday, July 15, following a rise in cases putting the county in the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention’s high COVID-19 transmission level the week before. The mask mandate applies to students, teachers and staff attending summer school and summer enrichment programs.

Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

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EMWD’s Youth Ecology Corps provides opportunities, successes

Eric Morales at Eastern Municipal Water District discusses his work with Ecology Corps students.

Eric Morales, who began his time at Eastern Municipal Water District as a Youth Ecology Corps participant, is now hired as a full-time employee.

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PERRIS – For nearly a decade, Eastern Municipal Water District has been at the forefront of helping to promote careers in the water industry through an innovative and unique program that engages area youth in a partnership with the Riverside County Workforce Investment Board.

EMWD’s Youth Ecology Corps program has been in place since 2013 and has provided young adults in EMWD’s 558-square mile service area the opportunity to work part-time for a 12-week program. Since its inception, several hundred young adults have participated in the program, which allows them to shadow EMWD employees, learn valuable job training skills and introduce them to the water industry for potential careers.

As the water industry continues to face a “Silver Tsunami” of impending retirements, there has never been a more critical time for the industry to attract, train and retain its next generation of employees.

One of those individuals is Eric Morales, who began his time at EMWD as a Youth Ecology Corps participant and was hired as a fulltime employee. Morales, who holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from University of California Riverside, currently works in EMWD’s state-certified laboratory as a Scientist III. Morales recently shared his experiences as part of the Youth Ecology Corps program and how it prepared him for a career in the water industry.

“I didn’t really know the program existed in 2017,” Morales said. “I saw the flier in the lobby, but that was when I was looking for internships. I spoke to the team at EMWD and they explained what the program was about, and I thought ‘This is something I wanted to do.’

That was how I got started with the YEC program. It had real world implications. I knew it was something I wanted to be involved in. I think I can honestly say if it wasn’t for the YEC program, I wouldn’t be here at EMWD. I would probably be working at a private lab. I knew I wanted to work in a lab that made a difference, and the YEC program allowed me to see what the lab analysts do here at a major place like EMWD. If it wasn’t for the Youth Ecology Corps, I wouldn’t be here.”

He shared what stood out most about the YEC program and how it prepared him for job opportunities in the water industry.

“I think it was the combination of the mentorship as well as the handson training and working alongside certified professionals that made it stand out,” Morales said. “In other programs, I’ve heard people do busy work. But with the YEC program, you are actually doing the real tasks that a journey level professional will do. I think that’s what stands out most about the program we have here. It allows you to see what the day-to-day responsibilities are and what careers they have here in the water industry.”

Morales explained the process of going from a YEC participant to becoming a full-time EMWD employee.

“I remember my first day being introduced to everyone in the lab, and I was really nervous,” he said.

“I finished my first YEC term, and they called me and said they had a second term available. I immediately jumped at the opportunity, because I knew the longer I stayed here, the more I could learn.

“When my term was almost up,

the lab manager said he liked the progress I was making, and he saw how beneficial it was having me in the lab. He offered me a temporary position, which I agreed to. That was for six months. During those six months, I was able to take over the tasks and I was doing regular work, which freed up my supervisor at the time so he could work on other projects that he didn’t otherwise have time to do.

“After the six months, I was getting ready to apply to other water

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districts and something opened up here, and I applied. I was hired on as a laboratory technician, collecting water quality samples from throughout the distribution system.

I did that for a year and a half, then was able to transition to working inside the lab full-time, Morales said.

People who are interested in the program should know “the program works and it is beneficial to both parties involved,” he said.

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For the agency, you get an eager intern willing to learn the trade,” Morales said. “My recommendation to others is to treat every day as an opportunity and learn as much as you can while taking advantage of the resources available to you at the time. Programs like this work.

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Wildomar City Council hears new state traffic speed rules allowing lower speed limits Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Wildomar City Council learned that it will have more latitude in determining safe speed limits in the city according to California Assembly Bill 43. Refining some of the new speed limit regulations is Caltrans, which will make the final determination of the new limits.

Wildomar city traffic engineer Justin Schlaefli gave a report on AB 43 at the Wednesday, July 13, regular city council meeting. He said the state changed the law that allowed speed limits to increase if traffic studies showed 85% of motorists were driving faster than the posted speed limits. The percentage of those going faster has been growing each year, and those increased speed limits were contributing to more traffic fatalities across the state. With AB 43 the percentage to be measured is up to 90%.

In Wildomar, many motorists

are traveling much faster than the speed limit allows in the residential neighborhoods and school areas. With the new law, with the details finalized by Caltrans, in the next 18 months local speed limits can be changed or left alone with the city council’s approval, still keeping within the new state speed limit guidelines.

The traffic engineer said the city under the bill currently can still, if they so choose, revert some speed limits back to the original speeds before they were raised. It would mean that in recent years a 30 miles per hour speed limit that was increased, now can be reduced to the original 25 miles per hour speed limit with motorists receiving violations by local law enforcement if they exceed that limit.

The council received and filed the traffic engineer’s AB 43 report, acknowledging they would await any new traffic speed limit changes by Caltrans business zones and learn more about new

safety zones that can be set up where there are bike lanes, trails or in residential zones.

The council heard a fourth quarter budget report, showing a strong increase in revenues for the city coffers. Leading the increased revenues was a 4% increase in property taxes and greater retail sales helping Proposition AA revenues increase.

City Manager Dan York explained the final report on the 2020 and 2022 fiscal year budget that ended on June 30 is still being calculated and that the fourth quarter report always precedes the annual report. The new 2022 to 2023 fiscal year General Fund budget, already approved by the council, is, according to staff, very conservative and could actually increase in the next few quarters.

York, however, warned that the current economic conditions in the country could still possibly decrease the revenue projections in the later part of the fiscal year.

The fourth quarter budget re-

port to the council was preceded by a lengthy economic update

by Economic Director Kimberly Davidson who gave a favorable report on the city’s economy. Her report cited the city’s commercial and industrial space availability with 3.8% of its industrial buildings vacant and 5.2% of retail space available.

She said the city identified three possible sites for hotels that could appeal to investors. She said the city was successful in joining other southwestern Riverside County cities in a recent Las Vegas Shopping Center convention in seeking to attract potential retail firms. She said she was particularly happy that many national business groups knew about Wildomar without her explaining where the city was and its benefits.

York and members of his staff reported that the city has improved its contact with the Bundy Canyon Road widening contractor who is working to make faster improvements on the project which has

run into delays in realigning some water and sewer lines. He said the contractor and city ran into problems when, unknown to them and contractor, that an older waterline within the project contained asbestos, a carcinogenic, causing a loss of time as it had to be carefully removed and replaced. The problem has caused about a sixmonth delay in the construction completion dates.

The council approved, with Councilmember Dustin Nigg participating via Zoom, an annual increase in CR&R trash pickup rate based upon the current cost of living increase. The vote was unanimous.

In Nigg’s request to attend via Zoom because of a health condition, the council resolved a council member could participate in a regular meeting or the public via Zoom.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Mission22 Ambassador Jerry Merritt congratulates Jill Byers for Valley News/Shawna Sarnowski photos completing her walk.

Veteran Jerry Merritt, Mission22 Ambassador, rides his bike holding a donation box for Mission22.com.

BYERS from page A-1 goal of walking 2,022 miles this year to represent each one of the 22 veterans who will take their life every day. She was accompanied by Mac Byers, her husband, Murrieta Councilmember Christi White, along with fellow veteran and Ambassador for “Misson22” Jerry Merrit and many others.

Byers is no stranger to the issues that plague veterans, especially when so much of her own family consists of deployed Marines. She has previously been involved with organizations “Run For The Wall” and “WalkForVets,” and has heard countless stories pertaining to the veterans lost from self-inflicted harm.

“It’s a big issue. Knowing

our kids and what they’ve gone through. One of our kids was wounded in Afghanistan and was medically retired. They go through hell and they hold so much of it in. Some people handle it great, some people don’t, and it’s very important,” Mac Byers said.

Jill Byers said she felt a deep calling to do something in her community after taking on the

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City of Murrieta Councilmember Christi White congratulates Jill Byers on finishing her 2,022 miles-long walk in 2022 for veteran suicide awareness.

Virtual One Life challenge of running 2,022 miles in 2022. She completed 300 miles in the past but choose to devote the 2,200 goal specifically to the 22 veterans that commit suicide every day.

While walking, she carries the American flag on her back and the names of veterans lost to suicide around her neck, in an effort to spread awareness of the mental issues those soldiers fought through.

“The military will acknowledge it, but kind of not, because if they fully acknowledge it, then they have to do something more than what they’re doing,” Byers says.

“That’s why it’s so imperative to help these organizations. They rely on our generosity and our kind hearts to help them. They are not going to get too much from the government.”

The impact of her devotion has rippled across the community and reached the hearts of many onlookers. Byers has experienced several accounts of individuals rushing to approach her and thanking her for her efforts. Whether they are retired soldiers still battling their own inner turmoil, or a family member helping a loved one fight from the outside, her work cannot be understated.

Today, Jill Byers continues to raise money for the “Wheelchairs For Warriors” organization. The night before she surpassed her 2,022 miles, she also reached her donation goal of $5,000. The funds obtained will be given back to one veteran injured in the line of duty, in the form of a custom wheelchair.

Mac Byers made sure to stress the importance of a veteran’s mobility, or potential lack thereof, after they return home from war.

“The mobility is what causes a lot of depression in the men, which causes suicidal tendencies,” Mac Byers said. “When they get wheelchairs that have mobility to them, and special functions where they can go off-road, it just changes

their outlook.”

To help raise funds to give back to injured veterans, donations can be made online at give. wheelchairsforwarriors.org/fundraiser/3685149, Byers’ challenge may be complete but the mission to prevent further veteran suicides continues.

While awareness of their mental issues may be prevalent, it remains an almost taboo subject of discussion, to not only some families, but the military itself.

“Nobody hears this stuff,” Mac Byers said while discussing the matter. “There’s no awareness, and we hear constantly through our groups about the suicides. This stuff is hidden and boiling inside of these guys. A lot of them just have to be the tough Marine. You suck it up and hold it in, but it destroys them from the inside.”

The couple said that it is crucial that action be taken to prevent further tragedies from occurring.

There are countless organizations devoted to seeing that veterans find the help they need. Even if donations cannot be made, spreading the word remains most impactful, they said.

Wear “red on a Friday,” send a prayer when faced with the number 22, Jill Byers said, adding that each action counts toward expanding the cause.

To help in the fight against veteran suicide visit, fightthewarwithin.org, walkforvets.org, www. wheelchairsforwarriors.org, rftw. us, mission22.com, www.hfotusa.org, milvet.org, www.ridefor22.org, www.22untilnone.org, www.22toomany.com, wedefyfoundation.org, militarychildrenscharity.org, projectrollcall.org/ phone/index.html, www.carrytheload.org, allsecurefoundation.org and www.hicksstrong.org.

Ava Sarnowski can be reached by email at valleystaff@reedermedia.com.

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Menifee City Council hears quarterly updates on fire and police services Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Menifee City Council heard the latest police and fire quarterly reports Wednesday, July 20, and on the lighter side honored the 10 young AYSO soccer players who won the boys regional competition.

New police Chief Ed Varso, giving his first quarterly report covering April to June, said the city police department took 19,063 calls for service and made 1,582 reports. The department received 879 calls for burglar alarms. The police officers made 278 individual arrests with the majority being domestic violence issues. There were 365 traffic accidents reported with 26 injuries and one fatality.

Varso said every effort to reduce the traffic accidents are being made. With that, officers wrote 3,835 citations with some being made by a motorcycle traffic officer returning to duty.

“Drivers, don’t violate the law,” Varso said.

He said the department’s response time to Priority 1 calls, or serious crimes, is now at 4.7 minutes, while lower priority calls are still below goals.

“Menifee is a very safe city,” Varso said. “But, there are some who will take advantage of that.”

He said his department is a good one and will keep the city safe. He sought residents’ help, however, asking that they be sure to keep cars and houses locked up at all times when they are gone.

He noted that many of the crime calls are related to burglaries in the community with officers taking a lot of time writing reports on the issue.

Councilmember Lesa Sobek

asked the chief to look into more ways to bring down the incidents of domestic violence that often result in injuries and arrests. Varso said the department recently hired a special services officer who works on helping prevent families to stay away from domestic violence and solve their problems through many resources available.

He said she has been successful in her efforts.

Menifee and Riverside County Assistant Fire Chief Lonny Olson said from April to June firefighters took 3,264 calls, responded to 152 traffic collisions, medical emergencies and nine structure fires in the community. He said most of the medical emergency calls were in the Sun City area where many older adults live. He said the department is working with American Emergency Response on the issue.

He mentioned that Menifee Fire responded to 310 calls out of the city in that quarter with 17 calls to help the newer Canyon Lake Fire Department with the Canyon Lake Department responding to seven calls in Menifee. Olson said the out of city calls were up from last quarter but in the earlier quarter more out of city fire resources responded to Menifee.

“It changes,” Olson said, because of nearby cities and county mutual aid pacts.

He said he was still concerned about improving the department’s response times, and he said the county is looking to bring in more fire stations in the east end of the city and in Winchester where the largest population growth is seen.

Menifee is looking to improve its fire station in the Quail Valley area in the near future with another paramedic squad coming to the

Menifee Councilmember Bob Karwin discusses new police technology during the Wednesday, July 20, city council meeting.

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Sun City area.

The council asked why the response times aren’t better, and Olson responded that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a large drop in firefighters and paramedics and currently, fire departments are having a great deal of difficulty getting more people interested in a fire service career. AMR is experiencing similar problems in training paramedics for their ambulance services. The lack of adequate personnel for the county’s fastest growing area is being addressed by adding more college classes with lower level training and improving the young high school fire explorers programs, which will help attract more paramedics and firefighters.

The council, with Councilmember Matt Liesmeyer absent, honored the Arsenal AYSO boys

Menifee seeks candidates for Quality of Life Measure Oversight Committee MENIFEE – The city of Menifee is currently accepting applications from residents to fill the District 1 and District 4 vacancies on the city’s Quality of Life Measure Oversight Committee. Applications will be accepted until Friday, Aug. 19, at 5 p.m. An appointment to the committee is expected to take place Wednesday, Sept. 21.

Applicants must be a current Menifee resident residing within District 1 or District 4, a registered voter and not be a member of any other city commission, city office or a city employee.

The positions will require attendance at two regularly scheduled meetings per year and other special

CRC from page A-1 for the police station and renovate key components including

meetings as called. The term of office will end December 2022, but committee members are eligible for reappointment.

Passed by Menifee voters in November 2016, the Quality of Life Measure, which is also known as Measure DD, approved a one-cent sales tax to provide local funding that cannot be taken by the state.

The funding provided by the measure has allowed the city to maintain and enhance numerous city services including emergency preparedness, police and fire services and road safety and traffic mitigation.

The committee is responsible for reviewing, monitoring and

overseeing the appropriation of the sales tax proceeds and to make recommendations to the city council to ensure the proposed use of sales tax proceeds is consistent with the purpose of Menifee’s Quality of Life Measure. Each city council member selects one committee member from their respective district.

For more information regarding the positions and to access the application, contact the city clerk’s office at 951-672-6777 or visit the city’s website at http://www. cityofmenifee.us/CommitteesCommissions.

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safety features, flooring, roof and restroom facility access. Storage space will be expanded, kitchen equipment will be upgraded and

both existing office space and recreation rooms will be renovated, according to a recent Temecula City Council agenda report.

According to the city, a Building Assessment Report, which was completed by the project architect, identified the necessary building improvements included in Phase 1.

“We knew the Community Recreation Center needed refurbishment based on the age and condition of the building,” city officials said. “The construction cost estimate for Phase 1 project is $3,400,000, along with other project costs of approximately $500,000.”

The Phase 1 project is expected to last approximately five months, the city said.

According to the city, all renovations for the building will comply with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.

“Repairs to the building, not specifically improving any specific area for teens at this time, but this will be done in another phase of the renovation, possible fall of 2023,” the city said.

Following the completion of all three phases, the center will add more additions. It includes classrooms, a computer classroom, an expanded teen zone, a family restroom, a fitness room, a converted patio area, a foyer for the gymnasium, a splash pad at the pool and more storage areas, the city said.

According to city officials, once the project is completed CRC will also offer an array of additional classes and activities.

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soccer team and their coaches with certificates of recognition.

The boys, ages 8-9, managed to defeat other teams in the semifinals and in the “Top Gun Tour” in San Diego.

The council approved 17 consent calendar items, including Item 10.10 an agreement with Riverside County to transfer 2.32 acres of land adjacent to the Menifee Public Library, 28798 La Piedra Road.

The agreement was met with very positive comments from the council to the staff for convincing the county to turn over the land which is being considered by Menifee to build either a badly needed community center or gym for nonprofits and the community to use.

In another consent item, the council awarded a $762,000 bid to JCOS Development Inc. for construction services for interior

improvements to Fire Station No. 68. The approval required an adjustment resolution into the 2022 and 2023 Capital Improvement Program of $329,429 from the American Rescue Plan.

Councilmember Bob Karwin asked why the original cost was almost double since the first of the year and was told it was due to supply chain problems and the increasing cost of construction materials. The council did approve the item in a 4-0 vote.

Steve Stump, owner of Distinctive Colors, was honored as the Menifee Citizen of the Month for his many contributions to the city in building painting and other services free and teaching children how to make home repairs and tool use.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

California to allow cryptocurrency campaign donations The Associated Press SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Candidates for state and local offices in California will soon accept cryptocurrency campaign donations.

The Fair Political Practices Commission voted Thursday, July 21, to approve new rules allowing the donations for digital currencies such as Bitcoin.

The new rules said candidates can accept cryptocurrency donations if they immediately convert the digital currency into U.S. dollars. Candidates must use a registered cryptocurrency processor to handle the transaction that They said they remain committed toward “enriching the lives of both residents and visitors within the community.”

Dedicated March 25, 1994, Temecula’s Community Recreation Center still serves as an intergenerational hub within the community, the city said.

Currently, the building contains a full-court basketball gymnasium with bleachers, a multipurpose room, meeting rooms, a teen activity center, an outdoor amphitheater with a stage and a 25-yard swimming pool and a waterslide.

The center has a teen zone for participants from middle school through high school, basketball leagues, gym activities, and summer day camps for ages 5 through 14. They offer classes for cooking, art, and dance, and hold concerts at the amphitheater.

CRC’s pool also offers swimming lessons, public swim times, water aerobics, lap swim, swim team practice, lifeguarding classes, and a junior lifeguard program. For those seeking volunteer opportunities, they are readily available at the CRC. The construction of Ronald Reagan Sports Park predates Temecula’s establishment as a city and was built by volunteers.

Once titled the Rancho California Sports Park, businesses and local residents would come down with their children to play and enjoy outdoor recreation.

The California governor at the time, Ronald Reagan, acknowledged the community and its activation of volunteerism in a 1983

will collect the name, address, occupation and employer of each contributor.

Cryptocurrencies don’t rely on banks. Instead, transactions are recorded digitally through blockchain technology.

California’s new rules will take effect within 60 days. California had been one of nine states that prohibited cryptocurrency contributions. Twelve states, plus the District of Columbia, allow cryptocurrency contributions in some form, according to a commission staff report.

Candidates running for federal office are already allowed to accept cryptocurrency donations. speech, resulting in the name the park now goes by.

What initially began as a few ballfields, grass and a small playground, has now evolved into a major city park, one where a bronze statue of former Gov. Ronald Reagan welcomes all visitors. The 128-square acre park includes the Temecula Community Recreation Center, Amphitheater, 90-foot ballfields and other multiuse sports fields.

The local youth roller hockey league is right at home at the park’s roller hockey rink. A skate park created during the mid1990s, as well as a state-of-theart pump track can also be found within the boundaries of the park.

The city of Temecula encourages residents and visitors to experience the park for themselves, or even discover a new one beyond their backyard.

“The Ronald Reagan Sports Park is truly one of Temecula’s jewels when it comes to our park system and has a rich history,” the city said. “We encourage you to get outside with your family and friends to experience it for yourself, or even discover a new park just beyond your own backyard.

“The greatest achievements of the center are all the community members it has served for the past 28 years,” city officials said.

“Patrons that came to the center as children now bring their children to the CRC to enjoy many of the recreational opportunities.”

Ava Sarnowski can be reached by email at valleystaff@reedermedia.com.

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Murrieta Police Department celebrates 30 years of service with community open house MURRIETA – It’s not due to luck that Murrieta is consistently ranked one of the safest cities in the United States among cities with a population of over 100,000. The Murrieta Police Department has been serving the community since Aug. 1, 2002, just over one year after the city’s incorporation – July 1, 1991. Credit goes to the dedicated men and women who have worn the Murrieta Police Department badge, the engaged and supportive community and strong support from the city council and staff for its incredible success. The department will celebrate its 30th anniversary Monday, Aug. 1, as a municipal police department, one of the few in Riverside County.

While much has changed since the initial 25 officers and nine civilian employees began operations Aug. 1, 1992, the department’s culture remains rooted in excellent service delivery and a strong partnership with the community. The department works hard to hire only the best law enforcement officers, dispatchers and professional staff. In addition, the department now raises its own

police officers through the Explorer and Cadet programs.

According to Chief Anthony Conrad, the department’s seventh Chief of Police, “The partnership built between the police department and the community is the personification of community policing and is the primary reason Murrieta remains such a safe community. We have a true partnership with our residents and we police this community with a service delivery approach, leveraging our highly skilled officers and dispatchers and with a proactive mindset.”

The city said there’s no better way to honor 30 years of service to the community than inviting the community to celebrate. The Murrieta Police Department is hosting a free community open house event Monday, Aug. 1, from 5-8 p.m. at the Murrieta police station and Town Square Park and Amphitheater. An engaging, educational and fun event for the entire family, there will be food, treats, a photo booth and displays from SWAT, Traffic, K9, Off-Road Detail, Explorers and Volunteers. There will be multiple

opportunities to meet Murrieta police officers and to get up close and personal with the equipment they use on a day-to-day basis and equipment used in emergency situations.

The Murrieta Police Department Command Center will be on site, as well as the SWAT Team’s Bearcat.

In addition to the displays and food, the police department “Pink Patch Project” will be selling Murrieta police department pink patches to the public to raise breast cancer awareness. Memorabilia for the 30th anniversary will also be handled out by officers and staff.

In addition to all the engagement outside in Town Square Park, the Murrieta Police Department will be opened up for guided tours. Unfortunately, due to popular demand, all tour slots have been filled. The response from the community was overwhelming, with tour spaces filling within days. The community, however, will have another opportunity to go behind the walls of the Murrieta Police Department. The fall 2022 Citizens Police Academy will be announced soon and begins

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Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Citizen’s Police Academy allows Murrieta residents and those who work in Murrieta to get an up-close look at police department operations, training and personnel. For more information on the Citizen’s Police Academy and to sign up, visit http://murrietaca. gov/364/Citizens-Police-Academy.

Follow @MurrietaPD on Twitter,

Instagram, NextDoor, LinkedIn and TikTok to learn more about the history of the Murrieta Police Department over the past 30 years.

For more information about the Murrieta Police Department, visit their website at www.MurrietaPolice.org.

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ine-Wunder in English tions back in January of translates to “the little 1988 when he parked his wonder” or Des-KnabelHonda Shadow motorcycle “Easyriders” magazine, involved Wunsch, which in Engin a spot in the parking lot traveling to events and reviewing lish means “the boy’s that read ‘Harley Only,’” bikes that sponsors such as Harley wish” from when the Rocio Raecke said. “Even Davidson, Victory and Indian Chief company manufactured though he worked there, would lend the magazine. Although toy two-stroke engines. he was chided for riding a he had little free time to work on his DKW was one of the Honda motorcycle while he own bike, he collected a trunk full companies that formed worked for a magazine that of motorcycle parts that he planned what is now known as only wrote about the great to use on it. Rocio Raecke kept that Audi.

American motorcycles trunk in the hope of one day restoring “Kai and his friends manufactured by Harley the bike for Raecke who was diagrode that bike on the Davidson. He couldn’t nosed in July 2019 with glioblastoma, lonesome dirt trails embody the lifestyle of the a terminal brain cancer, and sucalong farmers’ fields Harley biker scene on a cumbed to the disease April 22, 2020. and through the BavarHonda Shadow.”

“As a tribute to him, I wanted ian Forest. The old bike Raecke included phototo bring it back to its original mint smoked, it didn’t go graphs of the Shovelhead in condition,” Rocio Raecke said. “Ian very fast, but he and his book and described the and Kai had a very special relationhis friends didn’t care. bike’s metamorphosis from ship. Knowing that Ian had worked They were just stoked a caterpillar to a butterfly. on Kai’s 1957 Harley Davidson to have wheels. In the She said the bike was also Sportster, I knew he was the man for early 1970s, the movie special to him because it the job. He is a leader in the industry ‘Easy Rider’ was transwas his first Harley and he in customizing cars because of his lated into German, and had begun to customize it incredibly unique work.” it was being shown in Ian Roussel of Full Custom Garage works to restore the to suit him. One day, howShe said she was honored and the only movie theater Shovelhead that belonged to his longtime friend, Kai ever, the bike underwent a overwhelmed with joy when Rousin his small hometown. Raecke, while filming an episode of his television show. huge transformation when sel agreed to restore the Shovelhead.

Kai and his friends Since his television show began filmValley News/Courtesy photo biker legend and godfather were glued to the movie of the choppers Armando ing in 2013, when it was picked up screen from the opening scene until more for choppers around the world ‘Mondo’ Porras of Denver’s Chopby MAVTV Motorsports Network, the credits. Like it was for most than any other movie. Kai could only pers offered to “fix a couple of minor Roussel has built some wild and Americans, it was spellbinding and hope to one day have a chopper of things.” creative custom vehicles. For the past eye opening. And maybe even more his own.”

Rocio Raecke said Raecke was three years he has worked and filmed so for him as a kid in Europe, because from his Mojave Desert home.

She said the childhood dreams honored to have Mondo of Denver’s it featured riding a Harley Davidson Raecke had while watching the Choppers offer to work on his bike Roussel welcomed the opportunity customized chopper through such movie were fulfilled when he came as he is considered a legendary icon to work on Raecke’s 1980 Harley exotic vistas and incredibly stupen- to America, got his own chopper and who has been building choppers since Davidson FLH, custom built by dous backdrops of what he could only was working at a magazine called 1967. legendary builders Mondo and Van dream of. The movie ‘Easy Rider’ did “Easyriders” that covered the biker Bike a photo shoot of Denver’s Choppers fame, for an “Kai wrote in his book that he had scene. to travel to Europe for a couple of A full life “His life had come full circle,” weeks, therefore he wasn’t going to GREAT AMERICAN Rocio Raecke said. “That 14-year-old be using the bike,” Rocio Raecke said. boy came alive inside of him each “When he returned, Mondo informed time he rode his chopper. The bike him that the bike was being shot for represented freedom and adventure.” Easyriders magazine. He was curious After Raecke’s death in 2020, Ro- as to what changes would merit his old cio Raecke moved to Menifee to be Shovelhead being photographed for Save big during our pool event as 50 U.S. offices offer superb values on closer to her brother who had recently the magazine he worked for. When lost his wife. Together the siblings he arrived at the photography studio, automated, water- & energy-efficient, virtually chlorine-free backyard resorts! formed a charitable nonprofit which he went looking for his old bike not assists schoolchildren in The Philip- realizing that Mondo had changed 100% pines and Colombia, places where the the bike’s look completely. The old Financing pumpkin truly had been turned into a family has ties. oac Another project that was close to gorgeous sled; he was blown away by Raecke’s heart was writing a book the changes Mondo had made.”

Rocio Raecke said the loss of her about the many years he spent working as editor of publications that husband was felt throughout the mocatered to bike lovers everywhere. torcycle world.

Helped less fortunate As difficult as it was for him to do “He was so down to earth, and he while he was fighting cancer, he did complete it and it is set to be published loved what he did,” she said. “He also enjoyed giving back to those less

by Book Baby in September.

“This book was truly a labor of love fortunate. We would work together to for my husband, because every heart- serve meals to the homeless during felt word was painstakingly typed one the holidays, and we would travel letter at a time into the notes function overseas to help orphans with special of his iPhone using his left hand needs who were wards of the state and because his right hand was partially lived in an orphanage in the outskirts paralyzed due to the tumor,” Rocio of Pereira, Colombia. His last trip to Free brochure, Raecke said. “In addition, due to the the orphanage was in 2019, before he in-home estimate & tumor, he lost the use of his speech, was diagnosed with Glioblastoma. therefore, he couldn’t just dictate his He is also noted for having penned 3-D design concept copy into a voice-to-text program. the ‘Weasels Bylaws’ which has been During the gathering of the pictures translated into several languages TEMECULA DESIGN CENTER for the book, I helped my husband find around the world. The publication pictures from his thousands of slides is a tongue-in-cheek set of rules for 951.400.5494 and photographs. He wrote this book biker groups.”

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episode of his television program.

Spending five days filming the major disassembly, assessment, cleaning, repairs and replacement as necessary, the episode featuring Raecke’s “Purple Haze” bike is set to air in September.

“Valerie offered me free rein, but we both agree it should look like he just rode it home that day, not some untouchable museum piece,” Roussel said. “No cosmetic changes; just used, maintained and rideable.”

Raecke and Roussel were friends for nearly 20 years while living near one another in the San Fernando Valley. Motorcycles are not often featured on Full Custom Garage. Roussel said the only reason they were approached at all was because of the contributions from his friend Raecke.

“Kai worked as editor of many magazine titles, and one day a new title was added to his roster, ‘RebelRodz’ magazine. He knew nothing about hotrods or custom cars. We lived a few miles apart and I wanted publishing. It was a perfect match,” Roussel said.

A childhood love Rocio Raecke said her husband’s love for motorcycles stemmed from his childhood as a child growing up at the foot of the Alps, in rural Bavaria.

“At 13 years of age, he and a childhood friend pooled their money and invested it in a decrepit DKW KT 125W motorcycle that was in need of a lot of TLC,” she said.

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Ceramic artist Don Rote explains how he made one of his creations to an interested spectator before the Heart of Rock & Roll tribute to Huey Lewis and News at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta Saturday, July 16, at an art show which preceded the summer music event.

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Roger Landon as Huey Lewis, sax player Steve Nieves and guitarist Tony Langdon sing a 80s favorite Huey Lewis and the News song at the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation’s Summer Concert Series.

Tribute to Huey Lewis and News swings hundreds back to the 80s Rock & Roll era

The Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation’s annual art show presents many local wildlife artists and their work with 30% of their sales going to support the nonprofit’s effort to teach children to be good stewards of nature and the environment.

Roger Landon, center, who portrays lead singer Huey Lewis at The Heart of Rock and Roll tribute to Huey Lewis and the News, is backed by his costumed band members Kirk Cumming on lead guitar, Alex Drizos on bass guitar, Steve Nieves on saxophone, Tony Landon on guitar and rhythm vocals, George Logemann on keyboards and Jay Smith on drums.

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The Heart of Rock & Roll portrays 80s band Huey Lewis and the News, which lived up to its huge YouTube following at a crowd-pleasing concert Saturday, July 16, at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Pavilion. Dozens of couples, some with their children, danced and waved along with lead singer Roger Langdon, who has a striking resemblance to Huey Lewis. His Heart of Rock & Roll band sang as music echoed through the plateau.

Not only did the concert bring

back many memories for those who grew up in the 80s but it helped raise funds for the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation, which teaches youngsters to be good stewards of nature and the environment around them.

It was SRPNEF’s third summer concert series event, one of the nonprofit’s annual signature events.

Two more top ranked tribute bands were planned to visit the Plateau Pavilion, including Queen Nation Saturday, July 23 and Tennessee River, a tribute to Alabama, Saturday, July 30. The real Highwaymen Live will perform

Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Cowboy Jubilee at Weatherly Ranch, a local working horse ranch in La Cresta.

Limited tickets are on sale at http:// srpnef.org.

Backing Langdon as Lewis were members of the Heart of Rock & Roll band, Kirk Cumming on lead guitar, Alex Drizos on bass guitar, Steve Nieves on saxophone, Tony Landon on guitar and rhythm vocals, George Logemann on keyboards and Jay Smith on drums.

Together, the concert was a voyage back in time with a non-stop ride through the biggest hits of the 80s.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Ginger Greaves, CEO of the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation, presents auction winners at the Heart of Rock and Roll tribute concert with a special two-day stay at SRPNEF’s Cowboy Jubilee Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Weatherly Ranch, a working horse ranch in La Cresta.

Roger Landon performs with sax player Steve Nieves to portray Huey Lewis and the News in their 80s tribute, while Kirk Cumming, lead guitarist, plays in the background.

The Heart of Rock and Roll tribute band, featuring Roger Landon as Huey Lewis, takes the Pavilion Stage at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve in the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation’s Summer Concert Series.

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Aug. 6 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Back to School Bash is presented at the French Valley Business Center, 30660 Benton Road, Suite D402, in Winchester. Our Community Real Estate will provide an end of summer party along with a backpack and school supply giveaway, in partnership with Backpacks for Change and other community organizations.

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Diversity Job Fair is presented by organizer DiversityX at the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, 29737 Hub Drive, Suite 102 Menifee. Event is created exclusively for Black Americans, Latinx, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Women, People with Disabilities and members of LGBTQIA+.

July 29 – 9-10 a.m. Good Morning Nature is held at various park locations. Join the Menifee Park Rangers for a brief morning adventure with child friendly nature exploration activities in Menifee parks. Bring water bottles and walking shoes. Check http://www. cityofmenifee.us/communityservices for weekly locations.

July 29 – 6:30-9:30 p.m. Menifee Moonlight Market is held weekly in Menifee’s Central Park, 30268 Civic Plaza Drive, in Menifee.

July 30 – 5-8 p.m. Attend LIVE! @ the Plateau – Summer Concerts & Art Series sponsored by the Santa Rosa Plateau Foundation featuring Tennessee River, a tribute to the band Alabama.. The 2022 Summer Concert Series is held every Saturday night at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve.

For more information and tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/plateau-vineyards-live-theplateau-tickets-319064639927.

ONGOING – The city of Menifee offers in-city or out-of-city special event vendor applications online or at Menifee City Hall to apply for signature and other special events. Contact Menifee City Hall, 29844 Haun Road, 951-6726777, or online at businesslicensing@cityofmenifee.us.

ONGOING – Riverside Transportation Commission is offering Park and Ride Lots to connect with carpools, vanpools and transit systems in Beaumont at 600 E. Sixth Street, in San Jacinto at 501 S. San Jacinto Avenue and in Temecula at Grace Presbyterian Church, 31143 Nicolas Road, open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. but not on weekends.

ONGOING – Sun City Civic Association Monthly Square Dance sessions are held Sundays from 1:30-5 p.m. at 26850 Sun City Boulevard, Sun City.

ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab-and-go, cooked and frozen food for pickup. Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for

those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call 800510-2020 for help.

ONGOING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is accepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at http://www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, personal protective equipment purchases, rent or mortgage payments and paying vendor notices. Eligible businesses, including nonprofits, must be in Riverside County, with a minimum of one but less than 50 employees and operating for at least one year since March 1. For more information, call Riverside County Business and Community Services at 951-955-0493.

ONGOING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Temecula Winchester Swap Meet continues, 33280 Newport Road in Winchester, Saturdays and Sundays only. The small local swap meet is only 50 cents for entry, and anyone under age 10 is free admission. No dogs allowed.

ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Every Sunday, Murrieta Village Walk Farmers Market is at Village Walk Place in Murrieta. The Sunday morning farmers market at Village Walk Plaza is a place to buy fruits and veggies, gourmet food and crafts. Come to the center in the northwest corner of Kalmia/ Cal Oaks at the Interstate 215 exit in Murrieta.

ONGOING – Temecula’s Farmers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon, 4100 Main Street in Temecula; at Promenade Temecula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside JCPenney every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Riverside County Public Health orders, the farmers markets will be restricted to agriculture products only. Follow the Old Town Temecula Farmers Market on Facebook to stay updated. No pets are allowed.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, NOTICES Aug. 3 – 6-8 p.m. San Joaquin Valley College is hosting a Skilled Trades Night at its Temecula campus, 37270 Madison Ave., in Temecula. The free event is open to the public and will include live demonstrations from students and local employers working with industrial equipment along with campus tours and other activities for guests. For more information, visit https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=okoIYqNHvD4.

Aug. 4 – 3-4 p.m. Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce offers a welcome orientation at 26790 Ynez Court, Suite A, in Temecula for new members, current members and non-members.

The event is an opportunity to learn all about the Chamber membership benefits and what the

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Aug. 5 – 5:30 p.m. Art off the Walls is presented by Temecula Community Services, 41000 Main St., in Temecula. Enjoy an evening of free live music, refreshments and a culturally enriching experience each month at Art Off The Walls.

Aug. 19 – 5-9 p.m. The 2022 Charity Gala & Fashion Show is presented by the Women’s Council of Realtors Southwest Riverside at South Coast Winery Resort & Spa, 34843 Rancho California Road, in Temecula, spotlights local designers and benefits an Alzheimer’s organization. Tickets are $75. For tickets, tables and sponsorships, visit http://bit.ly/WCRfashionshow2022.

ONGOING – Multiple Sclerosis Support Group Meeting meets the third Monday of each month at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 41845 6th Street, in Temecula from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, email gaugustin206@ gmail.com or join the meeting.

ONGOING – Sons of Norway/ Scandinavia meets at noon the first Saturday of every month, September to June, at the Heritage Mobile Park Clubhouse, 31130 S. General Kearny Road., in Temecula. A potluck lunch is followed by a cultural program and short business meeting. Please come and enjoy company with fellow Scandinavians. Call 951-3091597 or 951-849-1690 for more information.

ONGOING – Noon to 1 p.m. Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce’s weekly business briefing via Zoom or watch live on Facebook every Wednesday. Registration required at https://bit.ly/MWCBizBriefing.

The chamber business briefing is an opportunity to hear from city, county and business leaders about current and relevant business information.

ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses for a $21.95 fee. The course includes animated

driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home.

Designed for students and does not include behind-the-wheel instruction or a California driver’s permit.

Contact 951-723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at http:// www.city of menifee.us.

ONGOING – 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center and The Elizabeth Hospice host a virtual support meeting for caregivers every second and fourth week of the month via Zoom. Get helpful tips and learn from others who are also dealing with similar challenges. For more information and to register, contact The Elizabeth Hospice Grief Support Services at 833-349-2054.

ONGOING – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U.S. and the world. Contact 781932-6300, or for local meetings, call 925-321-0170 or visit http:// www.foodaddicts.org.

ONGOING – The Murrieta Garden Club meets each month at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St. Anyone who likes to garden or is interested in plants is welcome. Membership is $10 per year. Find more information about the monthly event or project on Facebook.

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

For more information and new meeting dates and places, visit http://www.temeculavalleyrosesociety.org.

ONGOING – Menifee Toastmasters meets every Thursday at noon for one hour at a designated place to have fun, enhance speaking capabilities, gain self-confidence and improve social skills.

For new dates, call 760-807-1323 or visit http://www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information.

Temecula theater announces 2022-2023 season TEMECULA ─ Temecula Presents announced its 18th season at Old Town Temecula Community Theater, overflowing with favorite, top-notch performers from the popular Aloha, Big Band, Classical Music, Dance and Legends Series and welcoming back the unique blend of mariachi, modern music and the angelic harmonies of Ellas, Jan 14. Season ticket packages are available.

“Now is the perfect time to restate our mission to shine as one of Temecula Valley’s leading performing arts destinations,” Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn said.

“This season, Temecula’s Theater continues to bring dance, music and remarkable theater performances to our stages curated from local, national and international artists. By working with dance companies, musicians and thespians, we creatively present and collaboratively produce work with renowned artists from Southern California and beyond. The range and accessibility of Temecula Theater’s programming attracts and reflects the diverse communities around Temecula.”

The Old Town Temecula Community Theater will welcome Backhausdance, led by artistic director and founder Jennifer Backhaus, as the new resident dance company. Backhausdance and Temecula Presents will host a Summer Intensive Pop-Up Dance Workshop, Aug. 20-21. Backhausdance will open the Dance Series Saturday, Nov. 19, with a free, 90-minute Master Dance Class and evening performance followed

by Reverb Tap Company Saturday, Jan. 7, and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Saturday, April 29, 2023.

Temecula Presents’ Student-Led Arts Education Internship Program returns for the fifth year presenting

“Alice in Wonderland” February 3-5, 2023. This free internship program has offered arts education to students ages 13-18. Temecula’s Theater will also co-present with Sherry Berry Music and Great Oak High School, showcasing the Great Oak High School Jazz Band Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, live on Temecula’s main stage.

Temecula Theater’s resident companies are back in full swing and will present: “West Side Story;” “A Christmas Carol;” “Daddy’s Dyin’;” “Godspell;” “Oliver!;” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat;” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame;” “The Nutcracker Ballet;” “The SpongeBob Musical;” “Christmas In The Air” and “A Musical Journey Through The Decades.” The city of Temecula Youth Musical Theater Program will present “Peter Pan Jr.;” “West Side Story;” “Disney’s Descendants: The Musical” and “Grease!”

Become a theater season ticket holder.

Patrons of the arts can purchase season tickets before the season launches. Season package pricing offers tickets from Temecula Presents Series’: Aloha, Big Band, Classical Music, Dance, Legends and Spotlight Series at a savings.

Buy series packages and receive the deepest discounts or choose to “create your own series” by selecting five or more shows to get the Pick 5 rates. Season ticket holders can secure their seats by calling the ticket office at 866-653-8696.

All tickets go on sale Monday, Aug. 1. Tickets are available at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, and online at http://TemeculaTheater. org. For more information, contact Temecula Theater’s Ticket Office at 866-653-8696.

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Movie Review: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Bob Garver SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

“Where the Crawdads Sing” is being pushed as one of those literary adaptations that kicks off a whole litany of adaptations. We had magic and fantasy with “Harry Potter,” supernatural romances with “Twilight,” dystopian ordeals with “The Hunger Games” and that weird trend of relationships complicated by increasingly rare diseases with “The Fault in Our Stars.” I think this one is supposed to kick off a trend of adaptations of books about recluses. Or maybe about the South. Or murders and trials. Judging by this movie’s unimpressive critical reception and third-place box office finish in its opening weekend, I highly doubt that it’s going to be the start of any such movement.

The movie opens with the discovery of a dead body in rural North Carolina – that of local figurative ladykiller Chase, played

by Harris Dickenson. The police are baffled as to how he wound up dead, but suspect foul play, specifically by ex-girlfriend Kya, played

by Daisy Edgar-Jones. They come to Kya’s marshland shack to question her, and she flees, making her look even more suspicious. Kya is arrested and defended in court by angelic lawyer Tom Milton, played by David Strathairn, his Atticus-Finch-O-Meter turned up to 10. Milton makes mincemeat out of the incompetent prosecution’s case, but there’s still the matter of getting the jury on Kya’s side. Kya is something of a pariah in the community for her poverty and reclusiveness, and the jury is bound to be prejudiced against her.

Frankly I found it a stretch that the pretty White woman was in too much danger from prejudice, but the movie insists that the town is ready to execute her because she lives off the beaten path.

We follow Kya’s tragic life story through extensive flashbacks. Her abusive, alcoholic father, played

by Garrett Dillahunt, drove away the rest of her family until one day he too disappeared. She had to learn to fend for herself from an early age, as she wasn’t welcome at the local school and didn’t want to live in a group home. But there

were a few well-wishers like Milton, the couple that ran the general store, played by Sterling Mercer Jr. and Michael Hyatt, and the studious Tate, played by Taylor John Smith. Kya and Tate enter into a relationship, but he breaks her heart.

As a rebound, she begins seeing eventual corpse Chase, who starts off pushy and mildly unlikeable and eventually becomes dangerous and deserving of his fate.

These scenes are intercut with the trial, where it’s a wonder the jury doesn’t sympathize with Kya from day one.

At the center of the film is Daisy EdgarJones’ star-making performance, and it’s a good one. I can’t say the movie does a great job of making her look like someone that has been beaten down by elements her whole life – similar to how I thought Ansel Elgort was too good-looking for

his role in “West Side Story” – but everything she contributes to the performance, she nails. This movie isn’t quite good enough to shoot her to the top of Hollywood right

away, but it’ll be enough to get her more leading roles that will get her to the top.

Despite the strengths of Edgar-Jones, “Where the Crawdads Sing” is otherwise a mess. The balance of flashbacks and trial scenes is all out of whack. It’s hard to tell how much time is passing between flashbacks, and the whole thing is just too sappy for its own good, save for some horrific scenes of abuse. I’m not particularly happy that I had to see this movie, and I’m certainly not eager to see more like it. Going by its box office performance, neither is anyone else.

Grade: C“Where the Crawdads Sing” is rated PG-13 for sexual content and violence including a sexual assault. Its running time is 125 minutes.

Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu.

Soboba hosts latest California Fee-to-Trust Consortium meeting

Bryan Newland, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs with U.S. Department of the Interior, is presented with a gift on behalf of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians at the California Fee-to-Trust Consortium quarterly meeting, hosted by Soboba, including from left, Tribal Vice Chair Geneva Mojado, Newland, Tribal Chair Isaiah Vivanco and Sergeant at Arms Kelli Hurtado.

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Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The California Fee-to-Trust Consortium is a workgroup of California Tribes and Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel which, in 1998, began work to streamline the process by which Tribes can secure landholdings that are protected by trust status.

When California-based Tribes decided to launch a proactive effort to overcome a 20-year land-intotrust deadlock, the California Feeto-Trust Consortium was born. The consortium has made it possible for the federal government to manage Tribal trust applications in a more timely and consistent way. Since its inception, the consortium has helped to move tens of thousands of acres into trust status.

Also, the average processing time has decreased tremendously.

Soboba Tribal Council Chair Isaiah Vivanco was elected to the consortium’s executive board in 2021 and during its last meeting at Redding Rancheria in Northern California, he offered to host the next Southern California meeting.

Members come together quarterly throughout the state to share updates and concerns. On Wednesday, July 13, the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians hosted the meeting at its Soboba Casino Resort Event Center. After serving lunch, the three-hour meeting engaged representatives from about 25 Tribes in person and another 15 or so remotely via Zoom.

Although Soboba hosted a meeting in 2020 in conjunction with its signing of the Olive Cernia property into trust, having Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Interior Bryan Newland attend this most recent meeting was an unexpected and welcome occurrence, Vivanco said.

“He happened to be visiting California from Washington D.C. for the week,” Vivanco explained.

“Our BIA regional director had asked him to modify his itinerary to include a visit to Soboba, the host site of the quarterly meeting.

We were honored by his presence; it’s not every day you have the assistant secretary of Indian Affairs on your homelands.”

Before arriving at Soboba, New-

land had been in San Diego for a meeting. Afterwards, he drove to Santa Barbara County for a visit

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Tribal self-determination. Tribes are sovereign governments, and trust lands are a primary focus of Tribal authority.

“Tribes are always trying to grow their acreage. It may be for housing, economic development, cultural or a number of other reasons,” Vivanco said.

Placing tribal land into trust is the process where the Department of the Interior acquires the title to a land and holds it for the benefit of a tribe. Tribes take land into trust to build economic development, regain ancestral territory and protect culturally sensitive areas, among other reasons. The California Feeto-Trust Consortium was first created to help address an enormous backlog of land trust applications, partially due to budget cuts and lack of staff.

For more information, visit http://www.bia.gov.

Bryan Newland, center, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs with U.S. Department of the Interior, is joined

by Soboba Vice Chair Geneva Mojado and Chair Isaiah Vivanco at the California Fee-to-Trust Consortium quarterly meeting at the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center Wednesday, July 13.

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Vivanco said the consortium meetings usually provide updates on current applications, adding that this particular meeting also addressed potential upcoming changes to the process, which was also included in the discussion with Newland.

A consortium member since its establishment, the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians has found the relationship to be advantageous.

“Being a member has helped with our applications that get submitted to the BIA,” Vivanco said.

“The BIA is active with the consortium so we get updated often as to what needs to be addressed in order for our applications to continue moving forward.”

Taking land into trust (or fee-totrust) is one of the most important functions of the BIA. Acquisition of land in trust is essential to

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From a top-secret wine cellar in Temecula Wine Country, it’s…

Peltzer Family Cellars Rob Crisell SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

It was quite a disquietingly quiet July in wine country. It should have been a recovery summer, with millions of Southern Californians flocking to Temecula to shake off their COVID-19 blues. Yet, while Saturdays have been busy at the larger places, most wineries have seen a drop off in customers. Why? There are a few likely suspects.

With Wall Street and the job market declining, and interest rates, gas prices, taxes and inflation spiking, would-be tourists are simply staying home. We’re also confronting the appearance of a more contagious, but far less lethal, strain of COVID. A humble suggestion: wineries should adapt quickly by encouraging locals – perhaps through well-aimed promotions and discounted tastings – to make a few extra trips to wine country before school starts in the fall. “Drinking local” is a two-way street. Temecula Valley Winegrowners Association and its members need to reach out to the 350,000 or so people who live next door to them. Your ever-hopeful Mystery Wino awaits his personal invitation.

The Background Peltzer Family Cellars is doing its part to get folks back into the wineries. Recently, my wife and I attended their inaugural “Snack and Sip” event. Held in their outdoor “farmstead” section, the affair featured five of their wines paired with samplings of food from different local caterers. It was a nice idea, even if the broiling temperatures and the aforementioned summer malaise stifled turnout.

Next year, hold it in the fall?

A little trial and error is fine with Carrie and Charlie Peltzer, the husband and wife owners of Peltzer Family Cellars. They have been hosting visitors on their property for more than two decades. Charlie Peltzer is a fifth-generation farmer.

His family once farmed fields that later became Disneyland. In the 1990s, they moved to the Inland Empire, settling on 25 acres in the heart of wine country. Peltzer Farm soon became a Temecula institution, hosting an annual pumpkin patch, pony ride, petting zoo, corn maze, skate rink and other familyfriendly activities. Some of my fondest memories are of bringing my two young children to choose pumpkins and ride ponies back in the early 2000s.

In 2016, the Peltzer family decided to expand their agricultural business to include winegrowing.

They planted seven of their acres in three heat-tolerant varietals of petit sirah, sangiovese and barbera and built a stunning, farmhousechic winemaking facility and tasting room just below their house.

Nicknamed the Crush House, the building now hosts winery goers, live music events and weddings.

Yearly wine production continues to expand with the help of Marshall Stuart, who also makes wine for Lorimar and Altisima wineries. As I discussed in a previous column, Stuart is one of the most experienced and respected cellar masters in Temecula. Today, he oversees the production of more than 11,000 cases for Peltzer, which also serves craft beers, wine slushies and sangria.

The Visit On a Monday afternoon, I drove east on Rancho California, taking a left on Calle Contento. Peltzer sits on an east-facing slope, not far from Akash, Falkner, Lumiere, Longshadow, Bella Vista and Vindemia. Wineries on Calle Contento tend to be smaller and less corporate than those along Rancho California. They are family-owned affairs with more modest production goals and more informal settings. I parked in the decomposed granite parking lot and hiked up to the main building. Picnic tables and red umbrellas were scattered around the front entrance. More outdoor seating was available under the porch created by the overhanging barn roof. Rusted tractor seats, radiator grills, smudge pots and other assorted farm implements accented the bucolic vibe.

Though not quite noon, misters were already in overdrive.

As I opened the massive, 15foot glass door, a white Australian sheep dog regarded me indifferently on his way out. He is one of several farm dogs that patrol the property. The tasting room is cavernous and impressive, a pleasant blend of rusticity and sophistication, like a cowboy with a doctorate. The vaulted ceilings and walls are lined in stained oak.

Hand-hewn wooden beams float elegantly above tasting counters. In the center of the space sits a 1926 tractor from some long-ago Peltzer farm. Bar-height tables and chairs are strewn about the room. The polished cement floor is bisected by a wide strip of oak boards that runs the length of the building.

At one end, two large barn doors open onto the crush facility and cellar. At the other, towering glass doors lead to an outdoor wine club area. At Peltzer you get to listen to both kinds of music – country and western.

The Wines Danielle greeted me at the bar with a smile and the tasting menu.

She had been there for two years.

She was friendly and knowledgeable, guiding me through the menu, adding one or two wines not on the list. In previous visits, I’d been helped by Danaé Wegner, who is one of the more skilled wine servers in wine country. She now acts as the winery’s director of tours and wine education.

I began with the 2020 Albariño.

As I’ve mentioned in the past, this varietal from northwest Spain is one of my favorite whites. To me,

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Peltzer Family Cellars tasting room is located at 40275 Calle Contento in Temecula Valley Wine Country.

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Popular Peltzer Family Cellars wines include from left, Zinfandel, Feelin’ Cocky red blend, Syrah Rose, Rustik Red and Prosecco.

it is somewhere between a chardonnay and a sauvignon blanc.

Its bright acidity is complemented with pronounced aromas of orange zest and rose petals. Peltzer’s version was excellent, with refreshing bursts of nectarine and citrus on the palate. I also enjoyed the 2020 Chardonnay, which had plenty of cedar and vanilla on the nose but more subtle oak notes on the palate, with ripe apricot and a touch of residual sugar on the finish.

Danielle poured four reds, all of which I enjoyed. Both the 2018 Super Tuscan and the 2019 Zinfandel, which is made with fruit from the Central Coast, were tasty and interesting. As someone who doesn’t love zinfandel, I appreciated the velvety, round flavors of dark plum and cherry cordial in Peltzer’s offering. I didn’t taste any of the jammy or stewed fruit notes that I dislike in that varietal.

I also enjoyed the 2018 Estate Sangiovese, which is the principal grape in their Super Tuscan, which had ripe fruit aromas of cherry, with medium tannins and medium plus acids on the palate. My favorite wine of the day was the 2017 Estate Barbera. Like Albariño, barbera loves Temecula Valley’s hot climate. The nose was cherry and kirsch, along with subtle hints of cedar and vanilla. I tasted dark cherry and roasted tomato, with bright acids and a long finish. A big yet intelligent wine.

Go to Peltzer Family Cellars if you like… red, white, red blends, diverse wines, wine slushies, craft beers, country vibe, laid-back ambience, counter tasting, sit-down tasting, working farm, tours, wine education, food trucks, picnic areas, child friendly but not Friday and Saturday, weddings, live music and seasonal events.

Avoid Peltzer Family Cellars if you like… sparkling, sweet, dessert wines, boutique atmosphere, hip vibe, dog friendly, views, bargains, small crowds, restaurant, hotel, spa and rock ‘n’ roll.

Wine Wit – “And Noah he often said to his wife when he sat down to dine, / ‘I don’t care where the water goes if it doesn’t get into the wine.’” G.K. Chesterton Next up: Thornton Winery Rob Crisell is a writer, wine geek, vineyard owner and winemaker based in Temecula. Contact him at robcrisell@yahoo.com.

People enjoy wine tasting at an outdoor tasting area at Peltzer Family Cellars.

A variety of vintage John Deere tractors are displayed outside the Peltzer Family Cellars.

Peltzer Family Cellars 40275 Calle Contento, Temecula, CA 92591 Tel 951-888-2008 http://www.peltzerwinery.com Owner: Carrie & Charlie Peltzer Winemaker: Marshall Stuart Founded: 2016 Acres planted: 7 acres (most grapes sourced from Temecula Valley) Current wines and varietals offered: albariño, barbera, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, malbec, muscat canneli, pinot grigio, petit sirah, roussanne, sauvignon blanc, sangiovese, viognier, zinfandel, red and white blends, sangria, wine slushies, beer.

Cases per year: 11,000 + Price range: $$ (of $$$) HOURS • Tasting Room open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wine Wednesdays with a food truck, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. From Friday and Saturday, no minors are permitted.

• Closed on major holidays.

• Wheelchair accessible.

TASTINGS & TOURS • $20 for six one-ounce pours.

• Pumpkin patch, tractor rides, skate rink, corn mazes, etc. in fall • Counter tasting, tables, or outdoors.

• Tours and wine education.

• Large groups and limos must call in advance.

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As temperatures rise heat safety is paramount Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

As temperatures continue to soar, most days breaking the 100 degree mark, it’s important to remember what to do to stay safe and healthy during a heat wave.

According to safety expert Los Angeles fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna, “It’s been hot for so long; it almost seems like we never had a winter.”

The bad news, DiGiovanna said, is we aren’t even into August, so the heat is just beginning.

Though there isn’t much of anything anyone can do about Mother Nature, DiGiovanna said there are still steps people can take to cool things down for themselves and their families.

Here are DiGiovanna’s tips for staying cool when the thermostat rises.

Never leave infants, children or pets in cars. The heat outside can multiply many times over inside a vehicle.

Slow down.

“Reduce, eliminate or reschedule strenuous activities until the coolest time of the day,” he said.

“Children, seniors and anyone with health problems should stay in the coolest available place, not

When it’s hot outside, people should drink plenty of water, even if they don’t feel thirsty, to keep the body cool.

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necessarily indoors.”

Dress for summer. Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing to reflect heat and sunlight.

Drink plenty of water.

“Your body needs water to keep cool,” DiGiovanna said. “Drink

plenty of fluids even if you don’t feel thirsty. Do not drink alcoholic beverages and limit caffeinated beverages.”

Turn on air-conditioning at home.

DiGiovanna said that during

excessive heat periods, spending more time in air-conditioned places is always a good move.

“Air conditioning in homes and other buildings markedly reduces danger from the heat,” he said. “If you cannot afford an air condi-

tioner, go to a library, store or other location with air conditioning for part of the day. Don’t get too much sun, as sunburn reduces your body’s ability to dissipate heat.”

Be aware of water safety.

“Be vigilant about water safety if headed to a pool or beach,” he said. “Never leave a child unattended near water and keep lifesaving gear handy.”

DiGiovanna’s other tips include planning for power outages, using lightweight blankets when sleeping, keeping blinds and curtains closed from morning until the late afternoon to block extra direct heat from sunlight.

Using small appliances like slow cookers and tabletop grills rather than a traditional oven or stove helps keep kitchen heat to a minimum and verifying seat belts and car seat restraints are not too hot before buckling yourself or anyone else into a car can help to avoid burn injuries, he said.

“Let’s face it, we all like to be ‘cool’ but sometimes it’s tough, he said. “So lay low and keep cool, the summer has just begun.”

For more heat safety information, visit http://safety.lovetoknow. com/Summer_Heat_Safety_Tips.

Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

Riverside County doctors, scholars publish in medical journal MORENO VALLEY – A team of Riverside University Health System doctors and scholars that developed an innovative assessment to help providers and patients improve health outcomes was recognized Wednesday July 20, in a national medical journal.

The article, which was published in the August edition of New England Journal of Medicine’s Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, describes a nationally recognized screening tool that has been used for six years by Riverside University Health System.

The team created the 28-question assessment known as the Whole Person Health Score to better understand and improve patients’ quality of life. The assessment now is used in Riverside University Health System clinics and a local school district. The tool has helped doctors and patients work together to take a more thorough look at all the factors affecting a patient’s health such as social support systems and financial stress.

Patients who complete the Whole Person Health Score show higher levels of engagement and improved satisfaction compared to non-assessed patients. The Whole Person Health Score also helps clinical staff identify patients who might need additional services, such as dietary and behavioral health services.

“In just a few years, we’ve heard from patients who say they feel that their healthcare providers really care about their well-being.

These patients are getting better, more holistic care that will greatly improve their overall health,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung, Riverside County Public Health Officer and coauthor of the article, said.

In May 2022, the most recent month for which data was available, patients who received the Whole Person Health Score assessment had about a 1% no-show rate for follow-up appointments.

Patients who did not receive the assessment failed to keep their subsequent appointments about 19% of the time, demonstrating that the assessment improves

patient engagement significantly.

Doctors report similar benefits from using the tool.

“After I started using the Whole Person Health Score, I realized that there had been a gap between what I thought was important in the patient’s life versus what the patient thought was important. To have a true partnership with someone else, you need to ask them for their opinion, and the Whole Person Health Score allows us to do just that,” Dr. Mahbuba Khan, medical director of operations at the RUHS - Community Health Centers and co-author of the article, said.

The Whole Person Health Score has been in use in Riverside County since 2016. Staff at RUHS medical clinics began providing the assessment to patients with diabetes, initially. Since then, its usage has broadened, and RUHS plans to expand it universally to all patients seen in its health system.

The score measures a patient’s health in six dimensions, including physical health, which considers factors like blood pressure and body mass index; emotional health, which considers factors like mental health conditions and social support; resource utilization, which considers factors like how often someone sees their doctor or takes medication; socioeconomics, which considers factors like finances, housing and food access; ownership/activation, which considers factors like selfmanagement and self-efficiency, and nutrition/lifestyle, which considers factors like diet, physical activity levels and substance use.

Answers to each question are weighed and converted into a final score that can be tracked as the patient and their health care team work together to improve the patient’s overall score.

For more information about the Whole Person Health Score, visit https://youtu.be/ykZvI3BBv08.

To read the article in NEJM Catalyst, visit https://catalyst. n e j m . o rg / d o i / f u l l / 1 0 . 1 0 5 6 / CAT.22.0096. The article is available by subscription only. The New England Journal of Medicine

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BUSINESS

Financial literacy campaign aims for 30 by 30

Joyce Jones from World Financial Group in Wildomar at a recent community event shares information about financial literacy.

Lilia Angel-Singh prepares to present an in-person and virtual World System Builder workshop.

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Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

From her World Financial Group office in Wildomar, Associate Trainer Joyce Jones has been helping World System Builder reach its goal of educating and empowering 30 million families by 2030 through financial education.

Network members such as WFG, which was founded in 2001 as part of a group of financial professionals under TransAmerica that has served financial solutions since 1906, work with World System Builder to educate others.

Jones, who is also a high school educator, said WSB is a diverse community of caring professionals and everyday educated neighbors who are helping people build a solid financial foundation. The social enterprise has a proven system that bridges financial education and financial independence.

She said World System Builder founder Xuan Nguyen joined TransAmerica in 1985. Nguyen was a social worker and many members of WSB are in professions such as social work, teaching, nursing, physical therapy and other human or health services fields. Like the others, Jones’ passion is teaching and helping people.

“It reinforces a culture of service and care for our clients,” Jones said. “Many of our financial professionals in human services or health services professions chose those professions, just as we chose WSB because it gives us personal satisfaction to help others while providing for our families. Rap-

2030,” Jones said. “In 2019, WSB launched a campaign to financially educate 1 million families by 2020 and visit lawmakers in Washington D.C. to push for basic financial education to be a high school graduation requirement in all states as currently less than six states require basic financial knowledge as a graduation requirement. WSB met the goal of providing financial education to 1 million families, but the trip to D.C. was thwarted by the COVID-19 travel and gathering restrictions. WSB decided to expand the campaign to 30 million families by 2030 and made the workshops available online as well.”

One of the individuals who will be added to the financially educated total is George Morse, a special education instructor in San Diego County. He attended a free workshop to learn more about retirement planning.

“I enjoyed learning about ways to invest and learn about how I can build retirement money at the same time I am protecting my children,” he said. “I now know a few more ways to look into saving money.

I learned ways to save money and actually earn better interest. I also was able to see that I needed to protect my family if I was not able to earn.”

Morse was grateful for the opportunity to learn more about financial security and suggests others of all ages do the same.

“We need to plan for rough times and times we can’t earn for our families,” he said. “A fact of life is we will not be able to earn forever and we can’t be certain

port and trust are things that are built over time, and putting in that time is worth it for our financial professionals and the families that we help.”

Jones said network members provide free workshops for a diverse group of financial learners that include Chamber of Commerce members, law enforcement, emergency service providers, higher education institutions, nonprofits and community centers. Workshops are provided in people’s homes, coffee shops, libraries or any place that they feel comfortable to learn, she said.

“We are financial services and product professionals and invite people to contact us if they have further questions or needs, but during our free workshops, our attendees can rest assured that no solicitation or sales marketing will occur. We want the attendees’ learning experience to be relaxed and productive.”

Virtual workshops WSB has a monthly calendar on its website for the ongoing virtual workshops it hosts. The six ongoing topics are Building Savings and Wealth, Increase Cash Flow and Manage Debt, Preparing with Proper Protection, Your Health and Wealth, Understanding Asset Accumulation Strategies and Fulfilling Long-Term Goals.

Additional topics covered include retirement planning, funding for college, estate preservation and utilizing tax-advantaged vehicles.

“The workshops are part of the 30 by 30 Financial Literacy Campaign to financially educate 30 million families by the year

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Lilia Angel-Singh, left, and Karina Rojas present a financial workshop in Spanish.

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when that time will be. We must learn to be prepared financially.”

Word-of-Mouth used Jones said the company’s largest and most successful marketing tool has been word-of-mouth.

“Many people hear about our campaign and after attending workshops ask if we can provide workshops for organizations for which they are members or employees,” she said. “It is surprising how many people think that they understand financial concepts, only to find that they have only a partial understanding beyond just having heard terminology. WSB provides the workshops and ensures that only properly qualified/ licensed associates present and answer questions on the topic at hand.”

She said most people typically want to learn more about investments because that’s what they hear about in the news, especially when it involves well known corporations.

“That is a mistake given the risks that come with investing, especially for those with little to no understanding of basic financial concepts,” Jones said.

“WSB members show people a simple chart and explanation of how to properly build a strong financial foundation and after the presentation, most people request workshops that are more relevant or better suited to their immediate needs, then later attend workshops to plan for long-term goals.”

Workshops available She said attendees who are nearing retirement age are most interested in learning about debt management and retirement planning. Whereas, a young couple just starting in their careers and having children, often request debt management, increasing cash flow and proper protection to ensure their children are financially protected.

They also often request workshops showing them how to start saving early for their children’s college education.

“Some people already started investing or putting away money for retirement and are now look-

ing for how to minimize the tax liability. They will request workshops showing them which growth vehicles or retirement accounts are tax advantaged,” Jones said. “This is the beauty of speaking with and building a relationship with agents.

The needs of one are not necessarily the needs of another, and as life continues, needs change. It is important to have someone to meet your changing needs. Most importantly, people must be financially educated so that they can manage their own financial future with the support of an agent or advisor.”

Jones’ company offers in-person workshops at its financial centers or at a place of choosing for an individual or group. She provides financial workshops for which she is licensed to present. As an independent Life, Accident and Health producer, she presents on topics such as insurance and annuity solutions to clients. She has been an agent for the past three years.

Anyone who would like to schedule an in-person workshop can reach Jones at jones9974@ yahoo.com or text her at 951-2406196.

“If they are interested in attending a nationwide virtual workshop, they can also reach out to me so that I can register them to receive a Zoom link,” Jones said. “Again, when people provide their contact information, registrants will not receive any correspondence other than the registration confirmation and workshop meeting link unless specifically requested.”

Financial literacy books called “Saving Your Future” are available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese.

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Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce invites all to attend the 16th annual Women in Business Conference TEMECULA – The 16th annual Women in Business Conference is coming to the Temecula Valley Thursday, Sept. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The one-day event will offer networking opportunities, advice from successful female leaders, a local business expo, a silent auction and more. Sponsored

by Abbott, the conference will be held at the Summit Ballroom at Pechanga Resort & Casino.

Registration is open. “The pandemic has transformed the way we live and do business,” Barbie Ray, founder of Barbie Ray Designs and WIB committee chair, said.

“The presenters for this year’s Women in Business Conference will share valuable insights into how we can thrive and get ‘Back to Business’ in a post-pandemic world.”

At this one-day event, attendees will have access to presentations designed specifically for women; topics include profitability, living intentionally, discovering the power of your breath and how to present their best self. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided by Pechanga’s award-winning chef during the event.

The Temecula Chamber announced the four keynote speakers: Nikkie Achartz, CEO of SNAP Savvy Strategies LLC; Diane Forster, intentional living expert mindset and manifestation mentor; Mary O’Dwyer, Ph.D., founder of The Breath of New Life; Amy Scruggs, CEO of Amy Scruggs Media, media coach and musician.

Achartz will speak on “Pricing and Profitability: Post Pandemic Strategies for Staying Profitable.”

She is a well-known branding consultant, business growth strategist, transformational speaker and workshop facilitator who has extensive experience in marketing strategy, sales psychology and image-based branding. Infusing her educational background in psychology and behavioral profiling, Achartz coaches and supports female entrepreneurs in operating

their businesses through the lens of a CEO to grow, scale and profit in business. As a highly respected and sought-after strategic business coach and consultant, she guides female entrepreneurs in stepping into their power as boss and turning their passion into a profitable, manageable, scalable and successful business.

Forster will speak about “How to Reinvent Your Life and Live Intentionally.” She is the 2020 Global Excellence Award Winner for Life Coach of the Year in California. She is an executive contributor for Brainz Magazine.

She is a certified coach, mentor, mastermind facilitator and NLP practitioner, certified practitioner in human interaction technology.

In Forster’s mindset coaching practice, she uses her unique processes that produce rapid, positive changes for her clients. Her three-step processes, including “Love It! Thank It! Bring It!,” her customized “Mantra Meditations” and her two-part approach called, “Genifesting” allow her clients to feel better, more inspired and happier while manifesting the changes they seek in their lives, both personally and professionally.

O’Dwyer will speak on being “Set Up For Success With The Power Of Your Breath.” Her exciting and inspirational story moves from the shadows of Ireland’s Blarney Castle through a “fast forward” food science career and from balancing the overwork of a full-time career mother with a special needs child to creating a world-changing company that reconnects people to themselves and to the unconditional love of God. O’Dwyer speaks to audiences worldwide about how “breathing easier” brings relief today and the renewal of joy to their life. At The Breath of New Life, where women everywhere embrace a safe and secure method to emote, surrender and breathe easier – releasing their life’s burdens. Her work is a calling that feeds her soul and that serves people, no matter where in

the world they live, as a catalyst for them to release their pain, their hurt, their “stuckness” and to transform their lives.

Amy Scruggs will speak on “Utilizing Media & Profiting by Presenting Your Best Self.” Raised in San Dimas, California, Scruggs has been in front of the camera her entire life, either singing, performing or speaking. She is a classically trained pianist and vocalist who has been playing the piano since the age 4. She has over 15 years of professional singing experience with large audiences where she opened for many country music greats including Trace Adkins, Clint Black, Charlie Daniels, Little Texas, Hal Ketchum, Phil Vassar, Josh Gracin and others.

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Reservations include event admittance, continental breakfast, lunch, souvenir and entry into the designer handbag drawing donated by Julie Ngo Agency State Farm Insurance. Reservations are $75 per person or $650 for a corporate table of 10 for chamber members and $105 per person or $1,000 for a corporate table of 10 for non-members. Reservations made after Monday, Aug. 15, are an additional $15 per person.

WIB Expo table reservations include one event admittance, 6-8 foot table, linen and two chairs. Reservations are $200 for chamber members and $250 for non-members.

Nikkie Achartz, CEO of SNAP Savvy Strategies LLC, is a keynote speaker at the 16th annual Women in Business Conference Thursday, Sept. 8, at Pechanga Resort and Casino.

Diane Forster, intentional living expert mindset and manifestation mentor, is a keynote speaker at the 16th annual Women in Business Conference at Pechanga Resort and Casino.

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Mary O’Dwyer, Ph.D., founder of The Breath of New Life, is a keynote speaker at the 16th annual Women in Business Conference at Pechanga Resort and Casino.

Amy Scruggs, CEO of Amy Scruggs Media, media coach and musician, is a keynote speaker at the 16th annual Women in Business Conference at Pechanga Resort and Casino.

Sponsorship opportunities for Women in Business are also available. Registration and sponsorship opportunities can be found at https://bit.ly/3zijebW. For more information, contact Amber Poncy, special events manager, at Amber@Temecula.org, and visit http://www.temecula.org or call 951-676-5090.

Abbott and Pechanga Resort & Casino are Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Legacy Partners with more than 20 years of membership.

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For more information, contact the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce at 951-676-5090 or info@temecula.org.

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EMWD approves Mountain Avenue East lease for AT&T facility Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District approved a lease for an AT&T telecommunications facility at EMWD’s Mountain Avenue East property in San Jacinto.

The EMWD board voted 3-0 Wednesday, July 20, with Stephen Corona and David Slawson absent, to approve the lease for an initial five-year term with three additional five-year options. AT&T will initially pay $2,000 per month, and the rent will be increased by 3% each year.

The lease covers a pad 15 feet by 20 feet which will be used to house communications equipment and appurtenances. Two existing wireless communication towers are already on the Mountain Avenue East property which is in the 1500 block of Mountain Avenue, and AT&T will co-locate its cellular array on one of those towers.

Earlier this year AT&T approached Eastern about siting a cellular communications tower at the location. EMWD staff re-

viewed AT&T’s plans and specifications and found no potential conflicts with the proposed installation.

The first EMWD telecommunications facility lease was approved by the board in November 2000, and in September 2011, the board adopted a telecommunications lease policy. Since 2000 the district has entered into 16 different agreements with various wireless communications providers, including the one approved July 20, and those leases have generated more than $5 million for the district.

The district process to determine lease site suitability and the negotiation of contract terms begins with a comprehensive review by internal stakeholders to identify current or future operational conflicts. Specialized consultants and legal services personnel assess site-specific market conditions to establish rates and to support staff throughout the contract negotiation process.

Telecommunications companies must meet all federal, state and local requirements, pay all necessary

fees including a non-refundable fee to the district which covers administrative costs for review and approval, and obtain all required permits and authorizations.

Once construction of the facility is completed EMWD staff will actively manage and ensure compliance throughout the established term. This ongoing review for the lease includes the confirmation of the contractually stipulated lease rate increases throughout the course of the agreement.

AT&T will be responsible for obtaining and paying for all required governmental approvals, licenses and permits and will also be responsible for any property taxes assessed which are attributable to AT&T’s use of the property. AT&T will be responsible for obtaining any required utilities and paying for those costs.

The construction of the AT&T facility must be approved by both the district and Riverside County.

AT&T will have 24-hour access to the property, although Eastern must be given notice prior to AT&T or a contractor entering

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OPINION Editor’s Note: Opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Valley News & Anza Valley Outlook staff. We invite opinions on all sides of an issue. If you have an opinion, please send it as an e-mail to valleyeditor@reedermedia.com, or fax us at (760) 723-9606. Maximum word count 500. All letters must include the author’s name, address and phone number. The Valley News & Anza Valley Outlook reserves the right to edit letters as necessary to fit the publication’s format.

Just the facts ma’am

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

It’s been a tough news week.

We had the horrible plane crash at Fallbrook which killed the passenger, the devastating car crash in Temecula which left a child dead, and a scary call of guys in a black Mercedes at a shopping center in town waving a gun, which later was found to not be a “real” gun.

Then there were fires, city council meetings, county supervisor meetings, school board news, carnivals, plays, sports, etc.

Because of the snarky comments on Facebook after the post of the story, “Sheriffs train for active shooter and put it into use immediately” I thought it might be a good time to remind people about proper journalism and what exactly it is we do as outlined in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics which is the “Bible” of

rules that all professional journalists follow.

Some comments were that we should take down pictures of the boys who were detained after the gun waving incident behind CVS in Fallbrook.

One lady called the office to tell us to take it down because they are minors and we don’t have permission to have their photos in the paper.

So, just to clarify, legally we don’t need permission to put a minor’s picture in the paper if we took it during a public event, especially if the minors are involved in a news event and are being detained by sheriffs after a suspected gun incident.

Other people on Facebook said we should take it down because they weren’t actually arrested.

Other people said we should take it down because we were “shaming” them by showing them detained. I completely understand their emotional responses but we were just reporting what happened. If you are involved in illegal or suspicious activity, your picture just might show up on our website too.

The commenters may all have good intentions, but it’s not proper journalism to alter or change the story or the photos and not show what actually happened.

The report that was initially called in said that people in a black Mercedes were waving a gun in public, in a shopping center park-

ing lot in the middle of town. It was frightening because the reporting party didn’t know if it was a real gun or not.

The Sheriff’s department didn’t know if it was a real gun either.

So they had to follow protocol and respond to the reported incident as if it was real. That included controlling the scene, getting everyone sitting in a line on the curb and strapping their wrists.

That happened. Those were the facts. It was real. Even though the gun turned out to not be real, they had to go through the process and investigate.

They searched the car and found the gun.

There were no victims, so the sheriffs released the minors to family members. Because I watched for an hour until it was over, I was able to see how the boys reacted, how the officers treated them and how the parents reacted.

First of all, while the Facebook posters who are thinking they know best and felt sorry for the boys, I want them to know the boys were partying it up and having fun.

One person posting said we were shaming the boys by posting the photos.

We weren’t attributing any emotion, shame, guilt or innocence to the situation. We were just reporting what happened, because that is what any credible news organization should do. If things would have gone differently, we would

have reported that too.

Although I can’t know what they were feeling, it didn’t look as though those boys were feeling shame.

They begged people, including me, to video them and take their pictures. They wanted to be Instagram famous. One of the sheriffs told me that one of the youth detained was an up and coming rapper and wanted it to post online.

So, just because your reaction is an emotional one to the photo, that doesn’t mean it was our motive or intention to shame, blame or get “click bait” as someone else said.

We just reported the facts. We reported it as it really happened.

If I would have just gone home and not reported on it, we would have been accused of “not reporting what’s going on in this town!” And someone else would ignorantly say it’s because the chamber or our advertisers control us and that’s why. It’s laughable the comments we get sometimes.

Back to the detainment, one parent tried at first to make it about race, which didn’t last long with the sheriff. The parent continued, insistent it wasn’t even a real gun.

The Sheriff just said, “Are you aware of what is going on in our country right now?” The parent conceded and took his minor home. Those boys obviously are immature. They may be smart, but they aren’t wise. Hopefully that parent took that boy home and

spent time reasoning with him on how it just isn’t smart to be playing with guns, shooting at people, on public property in parking lots, in light of the shootings that have taken place across the country. If you want to play those games, do it in your backyard.

As for the Sheriff, I witnessed Officer Prickett talk to a young man in a mentoring tone, along with the guardian that came to pick him up and the boy left, smiling and thanking the officer. Officer Prickett was encouraging with him and I had the thought that it may have been a really important moment for that teen. I could have used that picture, and it would have been legal and appropriate, but I decided I didn’t want to take individual photos of the boys. It wasn’t necessary to tell the story.

Some people objected to the photo of the boy shooting the gun. But that is what the reporting person saw, as well as others.

That’s why they reported it. It was the right thing to do to report it and it was the right thing for us to report on it. Just the facts, without commentary and without adjectives like dumb, dangerous and immature.

It may have been all fun and games this time, but next time someone may get hurt and that’s a story we don’t want to report, but we will, and the picture may be on the front page.

ing laws to impact business in California’s recent history. The bill was an ill-conceived attempt to deal with the problem of employee misclassification. Instead, it jeopardized the livelihood and security of thousands, including independent truckers. The California Trucking Association sued to block implementation, and the law was not being enforced against truckers pending a potential ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, Thursday, June 30, the court refused to hear the trucking association’s lawsuit, and enforcement will begin.

Forty percent of the nation’s products move through Cali-

fornia’s ports, and much of that is transported by independent “owner-operator” truckers. There are approximately 500,000 owneroperators nationwide, and about 70,000 of those operate in California. Additional new regulations and insurance costs mandated by AB 5 could cost each trucker up to $20,000 per year, driving many out of business, costing jobs, driving up consumer prices and worsening supply chain problems.

I have joined my caucus colleagues in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking that he use his executive authority to either delay implementation of AB 5 or to exempt the trucking industry

altogether. To view the letter, visit https://asmrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Letter-to-NewsomAB-5-7.5.22.pdf.

Without immediate relief for truckers, jobs will be lost, inflation will worsen, and the supply chain crisis will worsen. The governor must take action now.

Assemblymember Marie Waldron, R-Valley Center, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

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Supply chain problems have been negatively impacting California and the rest of the nation for months. Look at any new car lot and you see the lack of inventory.

Even buying products at the store is difficult. A big part of the problem has been the backup caused by the lack of trucks to move products from the ports to markets and consumers throughout the United States. Now the problem may become much worse.

In 2019, the Legislature pushed through Assembly Bill 5, in my view one of the most devastat-

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Before taking the podium, Faith Zember played a recorded by her song that was daughter Lily Harrison, a Murrieta 15-year-old who was killed earlier this year by a DUI driver in Temecula.

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Recent Temecula Valley High School graduate, Christopher Paciolla, signs a Major League Baseball contract with the Chicago Cubs at their west coast training grounds in Arizona Saturday, July 23.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The 2022 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft wrapped up Tuesday, July 19, as the final 300 picks were made in Rounds 11through 20. A total of 616 selections were made since that pervious Sunday night. The threeday selection process started in Los Angeles with the Baltimore Orioles selecting high school shortstop Jackson Holliday (son of former MLB pitcher, Matt Holliday) with the top overall pick. The Arizona Diamondbacks then took high school outfielder Druw Jones (son of former MLB player, Andruw Jones) with the second pick.

Kumar Rocker (Rangers), Termarr Johnson (Pirates) and Elijah Green (Nationals) rounded out the top five. If baseball had a Mr. Irrelevant, that went to Ethan Long (Arizona State), picked last by the San Francisco Giants. From Southwest Riverside County, there were a handful of picks selected in the draft, which was shortened from 40 rounds to five rounds in 2020. It was a costcutting move during the pandemic

but will be the new norm heading forward.

Two local prep players, with major ties to the valley, were selected in the first 10 rounds of the draft, along with five other former CIF Southern Section standouts throughout its entirety. Mikey Romero, who played at Vista Murrieta and Orange Lutheran High School (graduated 2022), was selected in the first round by the Boston Red Sox (No. 24 overall); Christopher Paciolla, who played for Temecula Valley High School (graduated 2022), was selected in the third round by the Chicago Cubs (No. 86 overall), joining 2009 Murrieta Valley High School graduate, Patrick Wisdom, in the organization. Wisdom is currently the starting third baseman for the Cubs.

Other players local to the CIF Southern Section selected in the 20-round draft also include Jacob Reimer (Yucaipa High School), drafted 119th overall by the New York Mets; Ignacio Alvarez, who played last season at RCC, drafted by the Atlanta Braves 155th overall; Tyler Gough (Jserra Catholic High School), drafted by the

Nondrafted free agent, Ezra Farmer, who recently graduated from Tahquitz High School, signed on to play for the Washington Nationals last weekend during a contract meeting at their spring training facility in Arizona.

Seattle Mariners 276th overall; Marques Johnson, who attended Long Beach State last season by way of RCC and Hemet High School, drafted by the Boston Red Sox 339th overall; And finally, Mason McGwire, the son of home run hitter, Mark McGwire, was drafted out of Capistrano Valley High School, also by the Chicago Cubs, at 233rd overall.

What’s next? Each club has until 5 p.m. ET Monday, Aug. 1, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time up until one week before the next year’s Draft.

Draft-and-follow picks – high school and junior college players selected after the 10th round who attend a two-year college after the Draft – can sign with their selecting teams for up to $250,000 up until a week before the following year’s Draft.

Each choice in the first 10 rounds comes with an assigned value, with the total for a club’s selections equaling what it can spend in those rounds without incurring a penalty. If a player taken in the top 10 rounds does not sign,

his pick’s value gets subtracted from his team’s pool.

In order to be eligible for the MLB first-year player draft, a player must be a resident of the United States or Canada and must have never previously signed a contract with an MLB franchise.

Players can be drafted right after graduating from high school, but if they have already begun to attend university they must wait until after their third year or 21st birthday in order to take part in the draft.

E v e n t h o u g h t h i s y e a r ’s 20-round MLB draft has concluded, many organizations will continue to add college talent in the coming days as nondrafted free agents. NDFAs can sign deals up to $125,000. As of press time, local SoCal players that have signed on as nondrafted free agents include: Marc Filia, OF/C, UC San Diego - Cleveland Guardians; Ezra Farmer, OF, Tahquitz High School, and Otto Kemp, 3B, Point Loma Nazarene, who both signed with the Philadelphia Phillies; Ian Koenig, RHP, Cabrillo Community College, and David Morgan, RHP, Hope

International, who both signed with the San Diego Padres; and Caleb Famer, 2017 Tahquitz High School grad that played, and set the home run record at Colorado Mesa last season, signed with the Washington Nationals. Caleb is the older brother of Ezra.

After an amateur player is drafted by a Major League Baseball team, he is given a period of a few weeks to negotiate a signing bonus and agree to a contract.

That is where these players stand currently. Though negotiated contracts will be public knowledge after Aug. 1, most of these prospects are still in their middle of their dealings. According to MLB.com, the slot value for these aforementioned players stands at: Romero – $2.98 million; Paciolla - $735,500; Reimer - $507,700; McGwire - $189,100; Alvarez $357, 400; Gough – $159,400; Johnson – NA. In next week’s issue, the answer to what happens next for a draft pick, after signing their MLB contract, will be answered.

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Temecula's Haynie, part of BIP Global Challenge Championship in Croatia Derryl Trujillo SPORTS WRITER

At its elite levels, sports can offer some amazing travel opportunities.

Chaparral graduate (2018) Julia Haynie, an incoming senior at San Diego State, knew this after an

Italian adventure with her Forza1 South club volleyball team as a high school senior. After last week’s trip to Croatia, in which the Temecula native participated in the 17th Annual Global Challenge Volleyball Tournament and won a Brijuni Division championship (U23), she can officially call

Temecula’s Julia Haynie (back row, middle-right), along with Team BIP, celebrate their championship at the Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia.

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herself a grizzled veteran of international travel and competition.

Her team (Team BIP), composed of players from NCAA member institutions in divisions one or two, was led by former USC women’s volleyball coach Mick Haley. Haynie remarked about the experience of playing for one of the game’s biggest legends, “I was definitely in awe that I had one of the game’s living legends serving as my coach for that first day of practice, but you have to put that out of your mind and go to work.”

When I asked her in a phone conversation what she learned from Haley she remarked, “I loved his approach to the game and his two rules…Firstly to learn and second to have fun. The latter can definitely fall by the wayside sometimes, but it is important to find joy in playing the game, otherwise anything else is irrelevant.

I’ll take that with me to San Diego State along with the importance of off court chemistry as we prepare for the coming year.”

It almost didn’t happen for Haynie as she grabbed one of the team’s final spots after Aztecs coach Brent Hilliard informed her of the opportunity in April.

Her Forza experience definitely came in handy with Haynie adding, “Only two of us had ever been abroad so we had the advantages of knowing travel and volleyball.

2018 Chaparral graduate, Julia Haynie, is an incoming senior at San Diego State.

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Internationals play a more cerebral style of volleyball compared to the power game we are used to stateside and that takes a bit of getting used to. They also played with a different ball which required Coach Haley to teach a different service receive pattern. You are basically getting a crash course in international volleyball and if you

have aspirations of playing there it is so helpful.”

Haynie’s final season at San Diego State begins with an Aug. 20 scrimmage just up the 5 freeway at UC Irvine and their regular season opener will be Aug. 26 against Cal in the San Diego State Tournament see HAYNIE, page C-2

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Murrieta’s Michael Norman wins double gold at World Athletics Championships JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

EUGENE, Ore. – Former Vista Murrieta and USC track star Michael Norman waited a long time to win an individual gold medal on the global stage. In a careerdefining race, Norman pulled away from the field on the final straight to win gold in the men’s 400m Friday, July 22, at the World Athletics Championships, which were held at Hayward Field in Oregon.

Wearing his trademark white headband, the two-time U.S. champion overtook three-time Olympic medalist and 2011 world champion Kirani James of Grenada (44.68) with about 80 meters to go, powering to a finish in 44.29 seconds. This win makes up for his disappointing fifth-place finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (2021).

“It is an amazing feeling for sure,” the 24-year-old Norman said in a news conference afterward. “Just to come out here, which is somewhat a home track, and come home with a gold individual medal. It is going to be memorable. I want to remember what took me here and I am just thankful to everybody who supported me throughout the whole career.”

For Norman, victory was the only option. Gold was the medal he needed to back up his as-yet unfulfilled reputation as one of the greatest quarter-milers of his generation. His career personal best of 43.45 is tied for fourth on the world all-time list, yet Norman had been unable to put it all together at global championships where he failed to advance from semi-finals in the Doha worlds in 2019 due to a thigh injury.

“It took a lot of work to get where I was,” he said. “Obviously, last year was not a good year for me so I had to do a lot of hard work just to kind of get back to where I was.”

Friday’s triumph marked Norman’s seventh win, including heats, on the same track in six weeks. He broke Michael Johnson’s 22-year-old meeting record and set a Diamond League record when he clocked 43.60 to win the 400m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene at the end of May, then captured the national title last month in 43.56.

With James taking the silver in 44.48, it gives him a complete set of medals from both the Olym-

Former Vista Murrieta and USC track star Michael Norman celebrates his 400m win at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, last week.

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pics and World Championships.

Great Britain’s Matthew HudsonSmith took bronze (44.66) and World record holder Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, who set the record of 43.04sec when winning gold at the Rio Olympics, finished fifth in 44.97sec.

In winning his first individual major senior title, Norman also became the first US world champion in the 400m since LaShawn Merritt in 2013. Two days later, he had a chance to add another title in the men’s 4x400m relay, a feat he is no stranger to.

With successful heats, Team USA took Elija Godwin and Bryce Deadmon, who were retained from the semi-finals, and paired them with newly crowned individual gold medalist Michael Norman and Champion Allison.

The move was genius with each man extending their lead as they came home in two minutes, 56.17 seconds. The United States has now won eight of the past nine world titles and eight of the past 10 Olympic golds and Sunday’s crown never looked in doubt.

“It’s a great feeling,” Norman,

Pictured here with Allyson Felix (2nd in women’s 400m), Murrieta’s Michael Norman shows off his gold medal after winning the U.S. Men’s 400m title at the World Athletics Championships this past weekend.

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who, with Deadmon, was also part of the Olympic gold-medal winning team last year, said. “In Tokyo they had a virtual audio but to hear this crowd here, it was like crazy and definitely some help.”

In a race of their own, 20 meters back, Jamaica took a second successive silver with Belgium, anchored by Kevin Borlee in his seventh World Championships, collecting bronze again after finishing third in Doha. Japan set an Asian record to finish fourth as they went under three minutes for the first time with 2:59.51.

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Murrieta native Michael Norman, second from left, stands with Bryce Deadmon, left, Elija Godwin and Champion Allison after winning the men’s 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships, held in Eugene, Oregon, Sunday, July 24.

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Local youth golfers tee it up at Junior World Golf Championships JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Temecula native Julia Haynie with her Global Challenge Gold Medal.

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HAYNIE from page C-1 with a 1 p.m. first serve from Peterson Gym. 15 With Haynie 1. Sports movie or chick flick?

Chick Flick (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) 2. Guilty shopping pleasure?

Books 3. Hulu/Netflix streaming list?

Moonlight/The Summer I Turned Pretty 4. Favorite Mom & Pop restaurant near San Diego State?

Trujillo’s 5. Coffee Bean, Tea & Leaf or Starbucks? Starbucks 6. Best class: Science 7. Worst class: History 8. Favorite food city in the Mountain West? Vegas

9. Most historic venue ever played in? McHale Center (Home of Dana Burkholder) 10. Queen of volleyball rule change? Six rotation middles 11. Dream vacation? Australia 12. Dream car? Ford Bronco 13. Powerball jackpot? Invest or get my family something nice.

Harry Styles concert.

14. Celebrity crush? Harry Styles or Andrew Garfield 15. Dream NCAA Tournament Broadcast crew? Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Derryl Trujillo has been a sportswriter in the area since 2018 and is a 2019 winner of the IEBCA Supporter of the Year award. He can be reached by email at socaltrekkie@gmail.com.

SAN DIEGO – The IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships featured more than a handful of local youth golfers in San Diego earlier this month. The tournament took place at the Rancho Bernardo Country Club in San Diego, from July 12-15.

Founded in 1968, the Junior World Golf Championships brings young golfers from all parts of the world together in hopes of achieving a greater understanding among people of differing cultures and values through the game of golf.

Local participants included Temecula’s Cruz Garcia, Alan Yoda and Audrey Han, while Fay Jia, Breanna Noble and Sloan Granillo represented Murrieta.

It all began in February 1968 when John W Brown, A.S. “Lou” Smith and Norrie West decided the San Diego Junior Golf Association would host the very first Junior World Golf Championship tournament. The three had dreamed of organizing a tournament where juniors from all parts of the world could come together to play golf and share in cultural exchange.

“We believe that by bringing

Breanna Noble of Murrieta hits a tee shot at the Rancho Bernardo Country Club during tournament action of the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships held in San Diego July 12-15.

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together young people from all parts of the world and all parts of our nation, we are helping to bring about greater understanding among people of differing cultures and values,” founder Norrie West said.

The idea behind the Junior World Golf Championships is

simply “YOUTH.” The San Diego County Junior Golf Association is founded on the principle of serving young people, in the hope that by doing so today’s youth will have a better chance of creating the world we all want. The Junior World see GOLF, page C-3

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SPORTS

Whitmore to represent Temecula with Team USA women’s baseball team

Final roster announced for friendship series with Canada

Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore will suit up for the red, white and blue for the seventh time as Team USA participates in a five-game friendship series this week with Canada.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

ST. PAUL, Minn. – USA Baseball recently announced the final 20-woman roster for the 2022 Women’s National Team, which will compete in a five-game friendship series this week with Canada at Baseball Central in Thunder Bay, Ontario, July 28-Aug. 1.

“We are thrilled with the depth of knowledge, experience, talent and passion on this year’s roster,” Women’s National Team Program Director Ann Claire Roberson said.

“This is an incredibly strong group of athletes that we are confident will represent the U.S. well both

on and off the field as we head to Canada to compete in a five-game friendship series.”

In total, 12 alumni of the Women’s National Team will once again compete for a chance to wear the red, white and blue in 2022, and all 12 helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2019 COPABE Women’s Pan-American Championships.

The roster is highlighted by Malaika Underwood, who will suit up for the red, white and blue for the 11th time, as she owns the record for most appearances on a USA Baseball national team.

Additionally, this will be the 10th time Anna Kimbrell and the ninth

that Marti Sementelli have been members of a national team. This year also marks the seventh time for Jade Gortarez and Temecula native Kelsie Whitmore and sixth for Meggie Meidlinger.

Whitmore is taking time away from her current team, the Staten Island FerryHawks, where she made history earlier this year after becoming the first woman ever to play in the Atlantic League, which is associated with Major League Baseball. The former Golden Bear baseball player and college softball outfielder, at Cal State Fullerton, is a two-way player for Staten Island, competing at a level akin to Triple-A, making her the most advanced women’s baseball player in decades.

Alex Hugo, Kylee Lahners and Ashton Landsell will make their third appearance representing the U.S. on the international stage, while Denae Benites, Kate Blunt and Alexia Jorge will don the red, white and blue for a second time.

For players Jillian Albayati, Jamie Baum, Elise Berger, Janelle Calvet, Niki Eckert, Alana Martinez, Olivia Pichardo and Remi Schaber, this year marks their first appearance on a Women’s National Team roster. Albayati, Baum, Berger, Calvet, Martinez, Pichardo and Schaber have all participated in a Women’s National Development Program in prior years, meanwhile Eckert earned a roster spot after her first experience in a Women’s

The 2022 Women’s National Team roster is as follows: (Name; Position; Hometown) ^Jillian Albayati; RHP/INF; Anaheim, Calif. ^Jamie Baum; RHP/UTIL; Los Altos, Calif. *^Denae Benites; INF/RHP; Las Vegas, Nev. ^Elise Berger; RHP/INF; Shelburne, Vt. *^Kate Blunt; RHP/INF; Ladera Ranch, Calif. ^Janelle Calvet; UTIL/RHP; Deerfield Beach, Fla. Niki Eckert; LHP/OF; Englewood, N.J. *^Jade Gortarez; INF/RHP; Riverside, Calif. *^Alex Hugo; INF/OF; Olathe, Kan. *^Alexia Jorge; C/INF; Lyndhurst, N.J. *^Anna Kimbrell; C; Fort Mill, S.C. *^Kylee Lahners; INF; Laguna Hills, Calif. *^Ashton Lansdell; INF/RHP; Marietta, Ga. ^Alana Martinez; INF/OF; Cooper City, Fla. *^Meggie Meidlinger; RHP/INF; Sterling, Va. ^Olivia Pichardo; RHP/OF; Forest Hills, N.Y. ^Remi Schaber; INF/RHP; Cordova, Tenn. *^Marti Sementelli; RHP; West Newton, Mass. *^Malaika Underwood; IF; San Diego, Calif. *^Kelsie Whitmore; OF/RHP; Temecula, Calif. * Denotes national team alum ^ Denotes National Team Development Program participant National Team program.

This year’s Women’s National Team manager is five-time Team USA player Veronica Alvarez.

She will coach alongside assistant coaches Manny Crespo Sr. and Alex Oglesby and pitching coach Reynol Mendoza.

The Women’s National Team began their training at Target Field in Minneapolis July 25, at Neiman Sports Complex in St. Paul July 26

and at Baseball Central in Thunder Bay, Ontario, July 27, before opening its five-game friendship series with Canada July 28.

Fans can follow along with the action by following @USABaseballWNT on Twitter and @USABaseball on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

SoCal prep football teams featured on Bally Sports ‘Friday Night Lights’ TV coverage

Prep Zone to deliver 12th straight season of livestreaming JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Bally Sports SoCal, in partnership with Southern California Ford Dealers and the CIF Southern Section, announced last week the telecast and Prep Zone streaming schedule for the first five weeks of the 2022 football season beginning Friday, Aug. 19. Unfortunately, no area teams were featured, but there will be some semi-local action to be viewed.

With the Big VIII League and Southwestern League merging for football in 2022, forming two new leagues, there will be a new outlook spread through southwest Riverside County. Corona Centennial, Norco, Roosevelt, Vista Murrieta, Chaparral and Murrieta Valley will make up one of the leagues and King, Santiago, Corona, Temecula Valley, Great Oak and Murrieta Mesa will make up the other.

Every team will play the others in their league and then there will be two crossover games between teams from different leagues. The crossover games will not count as league games. Corona Centennial, who will be featured during one of the telecasted games, is slated to play Santiago and Temecula Valley in their crossover games.

Bally Sports SoCal will kick off the network’s Week 0 football schedule Friday, Aug. 19, at 7:30 p.m. with the “CIF-SS FORD Game of the Week” featuring Santa Margarita at San Juan Hills. Complementing the linear TV offering, the Prep Zone streaming lineup will present Serra vs. Orange Lutheran at Orange Coast College and St. Bonaventure at Inglewood, all kicking off at 7 p.m. as well. All Prep Zone games will again stream live on the Bally Sports app and at www.

BallySports.com.

Game of the Week telecasts

GOLF from page C-2 tournament is an international extension of that principle.

In its inaugural year, 475 juniors participated in the event representing seven countries and 20 states.

Today, the tournament has grown to 1,200 participants representing 56 countries and 42 states. The Junior World Golf Championships is the largest international event in the world and is unique for its international representation and cultural diversity.

Murrieta’s Fay Jia won the Girls’ 11/12-year-old Division

will feature play-by-play announcer Steve Quis alongside 247Sports national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins, while Anna Connelly will provide sideline reports. Prep Zone will present play-by-play announcer Tony Moskal joined by analyst Chris Rix. All other talent pairings and assignments will be revealed later.

Week 1 coverage begins Friday, Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m. with the “CIF-SS FORD Game of the Week” showcasing Serra vs. Long Beach Poly at Veterans Stadium, while Prep Zone streaming games feature Norco vs. Santa Margarita at Saddleback College and Bishop Amat at La Habra, both starting at 7 p.m.

The Week 2 “CIF-SS FORD Game of the Week” Friday, Sept.

2 presents Mater Dei at Centennial (Corona) at 7:30 p.m., while the Prep Zone streaming games include Long Beach Poly at Mission Viejo and Rancho Cucamonga at Norco, both kicking off at 7 p.m.

The Week 3 offering has the “CIF-SS FORD Game of the Week” Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. with Servite vs. Los Alamitos at Cerritos College, while Prep Zone streaming games highlight Warren at Serra and San Clemente vs. Corona Del Mar at Newport Harbor High School, both kicking off at 7 p.m.

The Week 4 lineup presents a Saturday, Sept. 17 matchup with the “CIF-SS FORD Game of the Week” featuring Kahuku (HI) at St. John Bosco, while Prep Zone streaming games Friday, Sept. 16 showcase Santa Margarita vs. Los Alamitos at Cerritos College and Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) vs.

Orange Lutheran at Orange Coast College, both starting at 7 p.m.

Fans can stay updated on all things related to CIF-SS coverage on Bally Sports SoCal and Prep Zone by following @PrepZone on Twitter. with a 9-under 207, beating out Clairey Lin of Canada, who shot 5-under. Granillo took 26th place and Audrey Han placed 36th, both who competed in the Girls’ 7/8-year-old Division, and Noble finished tied for 63rd in the Girls’ 13/14-year-old Division. For the boys, Garcia finished tied for 27th in the 7/8-year-old Division and Yoda finished tied for 12th in the 9/10-year-old Division.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

Corona Centennial, who will be featured in week two of the telecasted games, is slated to play Santiago and Temecula Valley in their crossover games in 2022.

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Bally Sports SoCal, a Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned regional sports network, is the local destination for the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Clippers and the Cali-

fornia Interscholastic FederationSouthern Section. The CIF-SS is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the 10

sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation.

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EDUCATION

Soboba Foundation scholarships support local students Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

As the Soboba Foundation fully supports education and the pursuit of higher education for all students within the San Jacinto Valley, the nonprofit honored eight local high school graduates with a $2,500 scholarship to give them a jumpstart on their higher education goals. Most of the checks and proclamations for each student were awarded during the individual school’s senior awards ceremonies, held prior to commencement.

The students who were chosen from among all eligible applicants were Elijah Brookes, San Jacinto High School; Erika Cortez, Tahquitz High; Jenna DeWit, Hemet High; Briahna Guadamuz, San Jacinto Valley Academy; Lanise Luna, Noli Indian School; Rafael Marquez, Hamilton High; Aristeo Mendoza Rojas, West Valley High, and Abigail Stevens, Alessandro High School.

Elijah Brookes was a stand-out straight A student who received many awards for academics and athletics as well as for two years of perfect attendance and being a science fair project winner. He

will be attending the University of California Santa Cruz in his pursuit of a career as a mechanical engineer because of his fascination with mathematics and a desire to be hands-on when it comes to work.

“Earning this scholarship means a lot,” Brookes said. “I have many goals I want to achieve, but it is extremely difficult to do so with college being so expensive. I was lucky to be blessed as a winner of this scholarship, making my life much easier, aiding me in the direction of success.”

One of his teachers recommended Brookes for the scholarship for proving to be a diligent and passionate thinker with studious attention to detail and willingness to push himself by doing far more than what was initially expected.

Erika Cortez was on the principal’s honor roll with academic distinction, was named a CIEE Global Navigator Scholar and earned the RCOE Seal of Multiliteracy. She will attend the University of California Santa Barbara as a communications major with a minor in Italian language & culture with the plan to explore career options through internships to find her niche.

Her study abroad teacher in Italy

said Cortez proved to be a smart, open-minded and curious student who always gave her best, was enthusiastic and demonstrated positivity and good social skills.

Jenna DeWit excelled both academically and athletically, receiving the Riverside County Office of Education Academic Achievement Award. She played varsity tennis all four years where she was MVP, served as team captain and was named Hemet Sportsman’s Club Outstanding Female Athlete for the fall 2021 season. DeWit also participated all four years in her school’s jazz and symphonic bands for which she received many awards of excellence.

She is headed to the University of California San Diego to major in neurobiology before attending medical school to become a neurologist and help improve patients’ quality of life. Her teachers described her as being sweet, caring and dedicated and as well as possessing a high level of personal integrity with a positive, hard-working attitude that isn’t something that can be taught.

“I greatly appreciate the scholarship, which will significantly help with my financial goals at UCSD,” DeWit said. “I plan to use the Soboba Foundation scholarship to

Soboba Foundation scholarship recipient Aristeo Mendoza Rojas at West Valley High School with the proclamation and stole he was presented with upon his graduation.

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Briahna Guadamuz is honored as a Soboba Foundation scholarship recipient at the San Jacinto Valley Academy senior awards ceremony, with from left, President Dondi Silvas, Briahna, Treasurer Julie ArriettaParcero and Secretary Antonia Briones-Venegas present.

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F all 2022 B egins a ug . 15 R egisteR now at MSJC.edu/Fall Hamilton High School’s Rafael Marquez is one of eight local high school graduates to receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Soboba Foundation.

help pay for my tuition at UCSD. Receiving this money is so helpful for my finances, especially since UCSD is around $30,000 per year.

I do not have the financial means to easily pay for the expenses of UCSD, so the money the Soboba Foundation has given me will truly help me continue to save for my tuition.”

Briahna Guadamuz was on the honor roll and singled out for excellence in history and English and will attend the University of Redlands to explore career options that will meet her desire to help

people and the planet.

She was recommended by her teachers because she is committed to her education and embraces the process of learning. They are confident Guadamuz will continue to demonstrate maturity and commitment to excellence in her academic and professional career.

“I’m really appreciative of this award because I have more time to focus on my future and studies and don’t have to worry much about paying for my education,” see SOBOBA, page C-6

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HOME & GARDEN

Soboba Fire Department shares fire safety tips

Sisters Mica Diaz, left, and Tekla Diaz are among the Soboba Tribal members who attended one of the recent fire safety workshops hosted by the Soboba Fire Department.

Soboba fire Capt. Roger Salmo offers three fire safety classes in June to help Soboba Indian Reservation residents and employees prepare for emergencies.

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Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

To assist those who live and work on the Soboba Indian Reservation, Soboba fire Capt. Roger Salmo presented three classes in June to provide education and safety tips.

The Wildland Urban Interface Fire Preparation and Survival Class was offered at no cost to participants through a grant from Cal Fire.

Focusing on preparation for those living and working close to nature, the classes outlined what to do before, during and after a WUI fire. These classes were scheduled after a need was identified to offer more communication about health and safety for residents. With the resources gained from three grants, much headway has been made in addressing the potential fire issues in the area.

Members of the Traditional Land Resources Management Crew, otherwise known as the Canyon Crew, cut back overgrowth on the west side of the reservation, which is the major point where a wildfire would enter the area. Another grant provided for dissemination of information through an automated text system.

The third grant will help implement a nationwide program that can be adapted to any emergency – flood, earthquake, fire, etc.

A Tribal Emergency Response Team/Community Emergency Response Team basic training class will be offered in September. CERT training is a Federal Emergency Management Agency training class that will educate residents about disaster preparedness for the hazards that will impact their community.

Participants will be trained in basic

disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. Those who complete the three-day class and all units and exercises, will receive a certificate and CERT backpack.

Capt. Salmo said the purpose of the upcoming readiness training, as well as June’s classes on “Ready, Set, Go!,” is to make sure everyone is prepared and knows each person can make a difference.

Soboba fire Chief Glenn Patterson said that wildfire is a serious threat to lives, property and natural resources in California.

“The men and women of Soboba Fire make countless preparations and train frequently in order to be ready for all types of emergencies,” he said, adding that residents can dramatically increase their safety and the survivability of their property by preparing well in advance of a wildfire.

Statistics from FEMA show that more than 46 million residents in 70,000 communities are at risk of wildfires and almost 90% of wildland fires are caused by people.

Salmo described the importance of defensible space, which is what firefighters need to protect properties. The buffer created by removing weeds, brush and other vegetation helps keep the fire away from the home and reduces the risks from flying embers.

He said that ember fires can destroy homes or neighborhoods far from the actual flame front of a wildfire.

Defensible space is the required space between a structure and the wildland area that, under normal conditions, creates a sufficient buffer to slow or halt the spread of wildfire to a structure. It consists of two

zones, the first one extending 30 feet out from the buildings. All dead or dying vegetation should be removed, tree canopies should be trimmed and branches should be kept a minimum of 10 feet from structures and other trees. Leaf litter such as dry leaves and pine needles should be removed from the yard, roof and rain gutters.

Woodpiles or other combustible materials should be removed or moved further from the structure. “Ladder fuels” which is low-level vegetation that allows the fire to spread from the ground to the tree canopies, should be removed as well as any vegetation near windows.

The second zone extends 30 to 100 feet out from buildings, structures and decks. It is important to remove ladder fuels in this area as well, plus cut or mow grass to a maximum height of four inches.

The important first step is to get “Ready” by creating various checklists to help prepare a Wildfire Action Plan and practice the plans regularly so the entire family knows what to do. A Family Disaster Plan should include meeting locations and communication plans, including evacuation of large animals. Have fire extinguishers on hand and train all family members how to use them.

Learn where all the utility shut-off controls are and how to use them.

Plan several different evacuation routes. Assemble an emergency supply kit for the home and one for the car. Appoint an out-of-area friend or relative as a point of contact and have a portable radio or scanner that can provide updates on the fire.

As the fire approaches “Get Set” by alerting family and neighbors and making sure everyone is wearing appropriate clothing and has picked up the emergency supply kit. All windows and doors should be shut but left unlocked; flammable window shades and curtains should be

removed; flammable furniture should be moved to the center of the room, away from windows and doors; gas and pilot lights should be shut off as well as air conditioning units, but lights should be left on so firefighters can see under smoky conditions.

The outdoors checklist should contain gathering up flammable items from the exterior of the home such as toys for children and pets, door mats and patio furniture and taking them inside; propane tanks should be turned off while exterior lights should be turned on; have a ladder available; seal attic and ground vents with pre-cut plywood or commercial seals if time permits to avoid embers entering the home; continue to patrol your property and extinguish all small fires until you leave, but always evacuate when authorities tell you to do so. Back your vehicle into the driveway but leave all doors and windows shut.

Create a checklist in case the unfortunate circumstance arises of being unable to leave the area. Items include knowing to shelter away from outside walls, bring garden hoses inside the house so embers don’t destroy them, patrol inside your home for spot fires and extinguish them, wear long sleeves and long pants made of natural fibers such as cotton, stay hydrated, fill sinks and tubs for an emergency water supply and place wet towels under doors to keep smoke and embers out. After the fire has passed, check your roof and extinguish any fires, sparks or embers; check inside the attic for hidden embers; patrol your property and extinguish small fires. If there are fires that you cannot extinguish with a small amount of water or in a short period of time, call 911.

It is recommended to “Go” early, which gives you the best chance of surviving a wildfire and helps firefighters by keeping roads clear

of congestion. Leave to a predetermined location and have several travel routes mapped out in case one is blocked by fire or emergency vehicles and equipment. Take your emergency supply kits containing all necessary items for your family and pets.

The American Red Cross recommended assembling a supply kit long before a wildfire or other emergency occurs. A checklist is helpful to be sure nothing is overlooked. The following commonly needed items should be included: three-day supply of water, one gallon per person per day; three-day supply of non-perishable food for all family members and pets that can be accessed easily via pop-top cans, bags, boxes; firstaid kit; flashlight, battery-powered radio and extra batteries; an extra set of car keys, credit cards and cash; sanitation supplies; extra eyeglasses or contact lenses; important family documents and contact numbers; a map marked with evacuation routes; prescriptions or special medications; family photos and other irreplaceable items; easily carried valuables; personal computers and chargers for all electronic devices. It is advised that a pair of old shoes and a flashlight be kept handy in case of a sudden evacuation at night.

Salmo also explained that the best course of action is prevention and that creating fire-resistant landscaping and using the right type of construction materials on structures gives homes the best chance of surviving a wildfire. He also said that reservation residents can request assistance from the Soboba Fire Department and Canyon Crew in learning how to create proper defensible spaces.

For more information, visit http:// www.usfa.fema.gov/wui, http:// www.redcross.org or http://www. fire.soboba-nsn.gov.

Place shoes in a shower cap: How to pack for traveling this summer

Before packing, arrange your items of clothing into outfits rather than individual items.

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TEMECULA – Over-packers and novice travelers are offered tips on how to pack perfectly for their summer holiday.

The holiday car rental experts at StressFreeCarRental.com have rounded up their top tips for those looking to save space and ensure they pack all of the essentials.

Among the top hacks are packing necklaces in straws to avoid them becoming tangled and placing dirty shoes in a shower cap.

Overpackers should aim to wear some of their more bulky items, like boots or jackets, on the plane to relieve the stress of fitting everything into a suitcase.

“Packing the perfect amount of

items to fit in your suitcase before a holiday is a real art,” a representative from StressFreeCarRental.com said.

“Often, holiday-makers over pack and chuck in a number of outfits for each day, just in case they are in need of extra items – only to bring the majority home unworn and full of creases. To avoid this, travelers should plan ahead and make a list of the items they need. Easy tips for saving space include only taking the essential toiletries and decanting items like shampoo, conditioner and shower gel into small travel bottles.”

Here are StressFreeCarRental. com’s top packing hacks.

Pack luggage.

Place any heavier or bulkier items

by the wheels of the suitcase so when it is stood, the heavy items will be at the bottom. Travelers who are preparing for long-haul flights or for those who don;t like to unpack when they get to their destination should place dryer sheets in their luggage. It will keep everything smelling fresh.

Prevent spills.

To avoid any liquids spilling all over your case, unscrew the lid of your bottles and place a small piece of cling film over the opening and screw the lid back on. Alternatively, pack all liquids in a plastic bag.

Wrap chargers Avoid wires getting tangled amongst your belongings by wrapping up all chargers and electricals and packing them together in a small bag or packing cube.

Select outfits.

Before packing, arrange your items of clothing into outfits rather than individual items. It will encourage you to think more strategically about the clothes you need and will help to stop temptations for overpacking. Rather than folding all the clothes, try rolling them up to take up less space and avoid creases and extra ironing.

Straighten jewelry.

Getting on holiday to find all those packed necklaces have tangled in the bag is frustrating. To prevent it, pop necklaces into reusable straws.

Wear bulky clothes.

Wear heavy clothes and shoes at

the airport rather than stuffing them into the suitcase. Layer up with jumpers and jackets and wear the heaviest shoes.

Wrap up shoes.

Cotton bags are great for holding shoes inside a suitcase as they can be washed upon arriving home.

Alternatively, shower caps are great for holding muddy or dirty shoes and keeping them away from any clean clothes.

Pad fragile items.

Avoid breakages of glass perfume and aftershave bottles by putting them inside packed shoes or in a sock for extra padding. Those heading off on sunny holidays and planning on packing hats should stuff them with smaller items like socks and underwear. It will save space and help those hats keep their shape.

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REGIONAL NEWS

Highway Update

Additional and continuing highway projects outlined by Caltrans, RCTC and Menifee Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

California Department of Transportations announced work will begin on a $2.5 million project, to place new pavement markings and striping at the on and off ramps on Interstate 10 and upgrade the sign panels in and near Palm Springs that may affect local motorists traveling to the desert cities.

Caltans will begin work on a $375,000 project to repair and replace a damaged segment of the existing concrete channel on Interstate 15 in Temecula. Crews will be working on the right shoulder of the northbound I-15 just north of the Rancho California Road Bridge. Work will begin in July. Expect shoulder closures Mondays through Fridays from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Then Caltrans will soon begin work on a $430,000 project to place temporary safety railing on the Temecula Creek Bridge on state Route 79 near Temecula.

Crews will be working on the northbound side of the Temecula Creek Bridge. Work will take

place Mondays through Fridays from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. with possible weekend work from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. One-way traffic control with flagging will be in effect at each end of the bridge, during construction hours, with potential 10-15 minute closures of the bridge while equipment is being transported. Watch for signage alerting motorists of upcoming construction zone. The project is expected to be complete in summer 2022.

Caltrans also will be placing rumble strips and median concrete barriers near San Jacinto this summer on a $4 million safety project.

Crews will be working on a 1.5 mile stretch of Route 79 from Ramona Expressway to Gilman Springs Road. A traffic reconfiguration will be in effect within the construction zone, shifting all lanes toward the outside shoulder, to enable all lanes to remain open throughout the project. There will be occasional intermittent lane closures during evenings for construction staging purposes.

Menifee Numerous highway construction projects are taking place in

Menifee causing some road delays and congestion. Those projects include Palomar Road at Matthews Road and Case Road where storm drain improvements are taking place but Palomar Road remains open and Goetz Road, north of Kabian Park, where Southern California Edison is moving utilities underground. The project requires some traffic control but should not impact traffic flow.

Traffic signal improvements are taking place at Murrieta Road and Sun City Boulevard. Sun City Boulevard remains closed east and west of Murrieta Road to support the construction of a new traffic signal at the intersection through Saturday, July 30.

Intermittent traffic control may take place on Scott Road between Menifee Road and Briggs Road as Sumac Ridge utility work continues.

Resurfacing is taking place at Potomac and Meadows roads with slurry seal operations starting in late August.

There are traffic signal improvements on Garbani and Menifee road requiring some intermittent traffic control. Flagmen may be

present.

There will be alternating lane closures with traffic flow configurations as Southern California Edison continues work at Newport and Murrieta roads. Work includes a new vault conduit.

Traffic signal improvements are taking place at Murrieta and Rouse roads and at La Piedra and Menifee roads.

The city is continuing work on street improvements at Tradewinds Drive and state Route 74, which will include sidewalk and pedestrian ramp improvements and full removal and replacement of the street section.

Road closure may be expected in the area of Briggs Road and Matthews Road until Thursday, Aug. 4.

For questions on the project/construction updates listed, contact Philip Southard, Public Information and Legislative Affairs Officer, at 951-746-0654 or at psouthard@cityofmenifee.us.

Riverside County Transportation Commission Riverside County Transportation Commission announced it has certified an environmental docu-

ment for the Coachella ValleySan Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service Program.

Since 2016, RCTC, the Federal Railroad Administration and Caltrans have been studying ways to expand travel choices through passenger rail between Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley. The environmental document will not lead to immediate construction and operations as another environmental review is needed before construction may begin.

The service is envisioned to begin with twice-daily passenger rail round trips between Los Angeles Union Station and the Coachella Valley. The 144-mile corridor would include stops in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Existing rail stations in Los Angeles, Fullerton and Riverside would be part of the rail line, the existing station in Palm Springs would be improved for use, and up to five new stations could be built east of Colton with a service endpoint in Coachella.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters at Del Mar Fairgrounds Feb. 18, 2022, in Del Mar. Newsom announced Friday, July 22, he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law modeled after a Texas anti-abortion law.

The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, file photo/Nelvin C. Cepeda photo

Don Thompson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

California punched back Friday, July 22, against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial, first-in-thenation gun control law modeled after a Texas anti-abortion law.

His action comes one month after conservative justices overturned women’s constitutional right to abortions and undermined gun control laws in states including California.

Newsom stitched the two hotbutton topics together in approving a law allowing people to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault

weapons, parts that can be used to build weapons, guns without serial numbers, or .50 caliber rifles. They would be awarded at least $10,000 in civil damages for each weapon, plus attorneys fees.

“While the Supreme Court rolls back reasonable gun safety measures, California continues adding new ways to protect the lives of our kids,” Newsom said in a statement released before he signed the bill. “California will use every tool at its disposal to save lives, especially in the face of an increasingly extreme Supreme Court.”

Lawmakers patterned the bill, at Newsom’s request, after a Texas law allowing citizens to sue anyone who provides or assists in

providing an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court gave preliminary approval to the Texas law, but California’s law will automatically be invalidated if the Texas law is eventually ruled unconstitutional.

“It’s a crappy decision, but the reality is that as long as it is the law, let’s make benefit of it by virtue of saving lives, trying to save lives, in California,” the bill’s author, Democratic Sen. Robert Hertzberg, said in an interview.

“It’s all about these two big issues that are facing us. And you can’t have a double standard. You can’t have one standard for guns and another standard for women’s reproductive health. It’s not right.”

Opponents including an unusual combination of gun owners’ advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union have criticized creating what they said amounts to a bounty system to encourage such lawsuits. The ACLU called California’s law “an attack on the Constitution” for deliberately trying to sidestep judicial review by empowering enforcement by citizens and not governments, and for undermining due process rights.

But the gun control advocacy organizations Moms Demand Action and affiliated Students Demand Action backed the bill’s potential to combat untraceable “ghost guns.”

Newsom planned to sign the bill while visiting a memorial at Santa Monica College to five victims killed in 2013 by a gunman using such a gun – a homemade assaultstyle rifle without a serial number.

The new law “will make it easier for victims of ghost gun violence, like me, to help enforce our gun laws,” Mia Tretta, who was shot in Santa Clarita during a 2019 attack at Saugus High School and is now a volunteer with Students Demand Action, said.

Aside from the merits of the bill, opponents say it is written to discourage any legal challenges to California’s myriad gun regulations by requiring plaintiffs or lawyers to pay attorneys’ fees if they lose the lawsuit.

That portion of the law “is intended to make it impossible to file a Second Amendment challenge to an unconstitutional gun control law. That is itself unconstitutional,” Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, said.

Newsom acted a day after he signed eight other gun laws among numerous measures adding to California’s already strict regulations.

They include measures requiring schools to periodically inform parents about the safe storage of firearms and barring anyone from making more than three guns a year or making any guns with a 3D printer without obtaining a state-issued license.

Others bar gun sales on state property, boost inspections of gun dealers, limit dealer fees and add child and elder abuse to the list of crimes that block gun ownership.

The governor recently signed another bill patterned after a New York law that empowers anyone

who suffered harm to sue gun makers or dealers who fail to follow precautions under a “firearm industry standard of conduct.”

Newsom, a Democrat, has become increasingly combative as he seeks reelection to a final fouryear term.

“To members of the United States Supreme Court, to rightwing Republicans all across this country: do you have no common decency?” he asked in a video message after he signed two earlier gun bills into law, one also addressing ghost guns and the other barring marketing firearms to minors.

Yet California finds itself among states fighting rear-guard actions against the Supreme Court’s conservative wing.

Voters in November will be asked to guarantee the right to an abortion in the California state constitution, while lawmakers in New York and Vermont advanced similar steps.

California and New York also are scrambling to update their laws regulating the concealed carrying of firearms after the nation’s high court ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called lawmakers there back into a special session to approve changes that take effect Sept. 1, including requiring gun owners to allow an examination of their social media accounts. California legislators expect to act in August on concealed carry restrictions.

Knott’s Berry Farm to require chaperones after teen brawls The Associated Press SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Knott’s Berry Farm will require young guests to be accompanied by chaperones Fridays and Saturdays following an outbreak of teen brawls recently.

SOBOBA from page C-4 Guadamuz said. “I will value this scholarship by doing my best at the University of Redlands.”

Lanise Luna was named to multiple honor rolls, was recognized as a Student of the Month and won an AVID Write-Off competition at Noli Indian School, where she was the class of 2022 valedictorian.

She will major in biology at California State University San Marcos with a goal of becoming a marine biologist to help improve the oceans, help marine animals that are in need of special care and help educate future generations about the animals.

Luna was recommended by her teacher for her maturity to understand her role in different situations, her consideration for others

“Millions of guests have counted on us for their daily dose of wholesome family fun, and we’re committed to keeping that promise going forward,” the Southern California theme park said in a statement on its website.

The policy requires guests who

are 17 years old or younger to be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21 years old.

The chaperone must have a valid photo ID with birth date and may accompany no more than three young guests. The chaperone also must remain with their party at all times.

The policy took effect at the theme park Friday, July 22, and also applies to the adjacent Knott’s Soak City Waterpark.

The Buena Park Police Department said officers responded to multiple fights that forced the park to shut down early Saturday, July

16. Numerous 911 callers reported shots fired but officers determined there was no shooting, the department said.

Police plan to have an increased presence Fridays and Saturdays and will be enforcing the municipal curfew.

and her desire to make a difference in her community, which gives rise to the greater vision she has for her future self.

She was surprised by the Soboba Foundation during commencement, where she was presented with the scholarship.

“I remember wanting to cry out of gratefulness when they called my name,” Luna said. “This scholarship is going to help me a lot to continue furthering my education and dreams. I’m so grateful that I have a great support system and people who will help me achieve my goals.”

Rafael Marquez made “A” honor roll all four years, was a National Honor Society member and excelled as a three sport varsity athlete in football, wrestling and baseball. He was recom-

mended by his teacher and coach as a truly great athlete who also excels academically and works hard with a natural willingness to do even more.

“I am truly grateful for the generous scholarship I received from the Soboba Foundation,” Marquez said. “This scholarship is helping me attend Vanguard University and allowing me to pursue my goal of attaining a kinesiology degree and compete in college wrestling.

The support they have given me is appreciated; I feel blessed.”

He plans to become a physical therapist because he has seen the powerful changes therapy can make and he wants to be the one to make that change in others.

Aristeo Mendoza Rojas will attend La Sierra University as a criminal justice major with plans

to enter the field of law enforcement either in the San Jacinto Valley or the San Diego area where he grew up. He was acknowledged for making positive changes in his life and his desire to make connections with young people to help them get on a positive path and change their lives for the better.

A teacher he worked with while a classroom aide said Rojas’ positive personality was contagious and uplifting and his strong leadership skills are admirable inside the classroom and within his community.

“This additional financial support helps my parents and I because it helps us release stress and weight off our shoulders and helps us to less worry about how we are going to pay for my future education,” Rojas said.

Abigail Stevens maintained high grades and was honored as Student of the Month for her strong dedication. She will attend Mt. San Jacinto Community College on her path to becoming a social worker to counsel youth and encourage them to have a positive outlook on life and a desire to obtain it.

She was recommended by her physics teacher for accelerating through her coursework, stating Stevens will undoubtedly be successful in whatever path she follows.

The Soboba Foundation supports students with various programs and projects throughout the year in collaboration with local school districts.

For more information, visit http://www.soboba-nsn.gov/sponsorship.

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Supreme Court blocks Biden admin policy narrowing detainment, deportation of illegal aliens Gary Bai THE EPOCH TIMES

The U.S. Supreme Court gave Texas and Louisiana a temporary legal victory in the border states’ attempt to strike down a September 2021 Biden administration immigration guideline.

The Supreme Court, in a ruling without explanation Thursday, July 21, allowed a federal judge in Texas to block the Biden administration’s immigration guideline that, according to the border states’ prosecutors, limits the ability of border agents to detain and deport illegal aliens.

The ruling is a political setback for the Biden administration as it tries to juggle an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration, overburdened Immigration and Customs Enforcement and an agenda to replace the Trump administration’s more stringent border policy amid bipartisan criticism.

Dissenting justices include Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, marking Jackson’s first vote since the start of her tenure last month.

DHS Guidelines The DHS issued the new immigration enforcement guidelines in late September 2021, directing immigration authorities to exercise “discretion” and prioritize detaining or deporting illegal aliens who “pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security.”

Put into practice, the September 2021 guideline designates that an illegal alien’s lack of legal authorization to stay in the United States “should not alone be the basis of an enforcement action against them.”

This guidance is in direct contrast with the Trump-era DHS policy, which guides immigration authorities to detain and deport illegal aliens in a non-discrimi-

natory manner, except in certain limited cases, such as those who came to the United States as children or are parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

The high court’s ruling, which upheld a federal court’s ruling in June 2022 vacating the Biden administration’s September 2021 DHS guidance, gives Texas and Louisiana a temporary victory, at least until the Supreme Court hears the case in the December 2022 argument session.

‘Uncontroverted Evidence’ According to Trump-nominated Judge Drew Tipton from the Texas District Court for the Southern District, it is “difficult to deny” that the DHS’s September 2021 memo inflicted harm on the state of Texas.

Tipton sided with the border states in saying that “uncontroverted evidence” shows that the September 2021 memo led to an increase in the flow of illegal immigrants into Texas, with the state needing to spend more money on prosecution, detainment, health care and administration.

The district court continued by saying that while the DHS argues that some immigration data showed an increase in the number of arrests and expulsions following its guidance to “prioritize” criminally convicted aliens, the increase is disproportionate considering the “unprecedented surge of illegal aliens pouring over the border.”

“Given that the number of encounters with illegal bordercrossers is 10 times what it was in April 2020 … an increase in arrests and expulsions is far from impressive, especially if … roughly three-fourths of the illegal aliens that cross the border go undetected

by DHS entirely,” Tipton wrote.

Border states sue The ever-escalating legal clash between the border states and the Biden administration began two

days after Biden took office.

Texas, Jan. 22, 2021, sought a court injunction on a January 20 DHS memorandum that the state attorney general said suspended the deportation of the “vast majority of illegal aliens without any consideration for individual circumstances.”

As the case spiraled in the courts, the DHS issued a new set of immigration guidelines in February 2021 and yet another in September 2021, the last of which Texas and Louisiana sued in Texas’ District Court for the Southern District.

Tipton sided with the border state attorneys general and ruled in June 2022 that the federal government may not “require its officials to act in a manner that conflicts with a statutory mandate imposed

by Congress.”

Texas and Louisiana showed that the DHS’s September 2021 guidance, Tipton continued, is “contrary to law,” “arbitrary and capricious” and “failed to observe” necessary government procedure.

“Using the words ‘discretion’ and ‘prioritization,’ the executive branch claims the authority to suspend statutory mandates,” Tipton wrote. “The law does not sanction this approach.”

Split courts After Tipton’s ruling, the Biden administration appealed to a threejudge panel, unsuccessfully.

The judges at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in an unsigned opinion dated July 6, wrote that some of the Biden administration’s concerns advanced in its September 2021 guidelines, particularly those replacing “Congress’ statutory mandates, are “extralegal” and “plainly outside of the bounds of power” conferred to Congress by the Immigration and Nationality Act. “For example, it provides that the guidelines ‘are essential to

President Joe Biden, speaks before signing the American Rescue Plan, in the Oval Office of the White House, March 11, 2021.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

advancing this administration’s stated commitment to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality,’” the panel wrote.

The Fifth Circuit ruling came a day after a polar opposite ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on a similar case, in which Arizona, Ohio and Montana sued the Biden administration on the same grounds.

Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a Bush-appointed judge, sided with the Biden administration, opining in the ruling that the Biden administration, like previous governments, is given “considerable authority” by federal law to shape immigration policy and, therefore, guidelines for detention and removal of illegal immigrants.

The Fifth Circuit court, in explaining its differing opinion with the Sixth Circuit, said that precedent supports its conclusions and that “fulsome fact-findings” from the lower court support Texas’ and Louisiana’s standing.

In an email statement to The

Epoch Times, a representative from the DHS said it “is obligated to and will continue to abide” by the Texas District Court’s decision regarding its September 2021 guidelines “as long as the decision remains in effect.”

“In the interim, ICE officers will make enforcement decisions on a case-by-case basis in a professional and responsible manner, informed by their experience as law enforcement officials and in a way that best protects against the greatest threats to the homeland,” the representative added.

The Texas attorney general celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling as “another win” for Texas and border security.

“Yesterday the Supreme Court made clear that, while we prepare for oral argument this winter, the Biden administration must detain illegal aliens with criminal convictions,” Paxton said in a July 22 press release.

“It’s the right legal decision, and it’s what’s best for Texas and our nation.”

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Fauci, top Biden officials subpoenaed in lawsuit alleging they colluded with social media to suppress free speech Megan Redshaw CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE FUND

Top-ranking Biden administration officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, and five social media giants have 30 days to respond to subpoenas and discovery requests in a lawsuit alleging the government colluded with social media companies to suppress freedom of speech “under the guise of combating misinformation.”

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Wednesday, July20, served third-party subpoenas on Twitter, Meta (Facebook’s parent company), YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn. Schmitt and Landry Tuesday, July 19, filed discovery requests seeking documents and information from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases and Fauci, its director; White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre; Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; and former Disinformation Governance Board executive director Nina Jankowicz.

Discovery requests also were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its director, Jen Easterly; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“In May, Missouri and Louisiana filed a landmark lawsuit against top-ranking Biden administration officials for allegedly colluding with social media giants to suppress free speech on topics like COVID-19 and election security,” Schmitt said in Tuesday’s press release.

Schmitt added, “Earlier this month, a federal court granted our motion for expedited discovery, allowing us to collect important documents from Biden administration officials. Yesterday, we served discovery requests and today served third-party subpoenas to do exactly that. We will fight to get to the bottom of this alleged collusion and expose the suppression of freedom of speech by social media giants at the behest of top-ranking government officials.”

Schmitt announced in a July 12

statement that Terry Doughty, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, ruled in favor of a June 17 motion for expedited preliminary injunction-related discovery and set a timetable with specific deadlines for depositions.

According to Schmitt, government officials “both pressured and colluded with social media giants Meta, Twitter and YouTube to censor free speech in the name of combating so-called ‘disinformation’ and ‘misinformation,’ which led to the suppression and censorship of truthful information on several topics, including COVID-19.”

“The Court’s decision cleared the way for Missouri and Louisiana to gather discovery and documents from Biden administration officials and social media companies,” Schmitt said in a press release Tuesday.

“The order states, ‘The First Amendment obviously applies to the citizens of Missouri and Louisiana, so Missouri and Louisiana have the authority to assert those rights,’” he said.

In a statement on Twitter announcing the court’s decision to grant the attorneys general’s request, Schmitt said, “No one has had the chance to look under the hood before, now we do.”

Children’s Health Defense President Mary Holland, who also serves as CHD general counsel, praised the ruling: “CHD welcomes this groundbreaking ruling from Judge Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana to discover whether the Biden administration has violated the First Amendment through censorship.

“For two years, CHD and many other media outlets have not been able to comprehend the mechanisms whereby our major media platforms have ruthlessly censored, suppressed and distorted our information.

“Now, through the discovery process that the judge has allowed, we’ll find out how Meta, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube have been colluding with the federal government to curb so-called ‘disinformation’ and ‘misinformation.’ This is a new day.”

Fauci, CDC, White House press secretary and more must

turn over documents According to the press release, Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Biden and director of the NIAID, was asked to turn over any communications with social media platforms related to content modulation and/or misinformation, and to disclose all meetings with any social media platform related to the subject and to provide all communications with Mark Zuckerberg from Jan. 1, 2020, to the present.

Fauci also must turn over all communications with any social media platform related to the Great Barrington Declaration; the authors and original signers of the Great Barrington Declaration; Dr. Jay Bhattacharya; Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D.; Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, Sunetra Gupta, Ph.D.; Dr. Scott Atlas; Alex Berenson; Peter Daszak, Ph.D.; Shi Zhengli, Ph.D.; the Wuhan Institute of Virology; EcoHealth Alliance; and/or any member of the so-called “Disinformation Dozen,” including CHD chairman and chief legal counsel Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is required to identify every officer, official, employee, staff member, personnel, contractor or any other person associated with the White House communications team who communicated or is communicating with any social media platform related to content modulation and/ or misinformation, and to turn over those communications.

Jean-Pierre also must identify all persons who “engage(s) regularly with all social media platforms about steps that can be taken” to address misinformation on social media, which engagement “has continued, and … will continue,” as stated during an April 25 White House press briefing and turn over all communications with any social media platform involved in such engagement.

Defendant Nina Jankowicz, who was tasked with heading up the Biden administration’s “Disinformation Governance Board” must provide all documents related to communications with social media platforms and content modulation and/or misinformation.

Jankowicz is required to identify the nature, purpose, participants, topics to be discussed and topics

actually discussed at the meeting between DHS personnel and Twitter executives Nick Pickles and Yoel Roth scheduled on or around April 28.

The CDC is required to provide the names of every officer, official, employee, staff member, personnel, contractor or agent of CDC or any other federal official or agency who communicated or is communicating with any social media platform regarding content modulation and/or misinformation.

The CDC must disclose communications with any social media platform related to content modulation or misinformation, any meetings that took place with social media platforms related to content modulation and/or misinformation, and must identify all “members of our senior staff” and/or “members of our COVID-19 team” who are “in regular touch with … social media platforms,” as “Jennifer Psaki (former White House press secretary) stated at a White House press briefing on or around July 15, 2021.”

The agency must also disclose all “government experts” who are federal officers, officials, agents, employees or contractors, who have “partnered with” Facebook or any other social media platform to address misinformation and/or content modulation, including all communications relating to such partnerships.

Like Fauci, the CDC must turn over information and communications on the “so-called disinformation dozen,” Great Barrington Declaration, alternative news outlets and key experts and scientists who have spoken out against the government’s approach to treating COVID-19 or mandating face masks and lockdowns.

Meta was “commanded” to produce all communications with any federal official relating to misinformation and/or content modulation, to produce all documents and communications-related actions taken based in whole or in part on information received, directly or indirectly, from any federal official and to produce all communications and documents related to a list of search terms that include Kennedy’s name and/or the names of prominent doctors and physicians who were censored for their views

on COVID-19.

Facebook also must disclose meetings, communications and documents related to remarks made by Psaki, who said the White House is “in regular touch with these social media platforms, and those engagements typically happen through members of our senior staff, but also members of our COVID-19 team,” and regarding the White House’s efforts to flag “problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.”

Similar requests were made to other government officials and social media platforms, including Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn. Lawsuit alleges collusion to suppress disfavored speakers and viewpoints Attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri in May filed a lawsuit alleging government defendants “colluded with and/or coerced social media companies to suppress disfavored speakers, viewpoints and content on social media platforms by labeling the content ‘disinformation,’ ‘misinformation’ and ‘malinformation.’”

The lawsuit alleges social media companies falsely labeled truthful content “disinformation” and “misinformation” and contends the suppression constitutes government action, violating free speech protected by the U.S. Constitution.

The complaint also alleges that DHS’ Disinformation Governance Board was created “to induce, label and pressure the censorship of disfavored content, viewpoints and speakers on social-media platforms,” and that HHS and DHS violated the Administrative Procedure Act to “hold unlawful and set aside final agency actions” that are deemed to be an abuse of power and arbitrary and capricious.

The lawsuit provides several examples of truthful information that was censored by social media companies who later admitted the content was truthful or credible.

According to The Epoch Times, the lawsuit could help bring to light the Biden administration’s “behind-the-scenes efforts” to discourage the dissemination of information related to the lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins and the efficiency of masks and lockdowns.

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COURTS & CRIMES

Five county men charged with Capitol incursion await trials Paul J. Young CITY NEWS SERVICE

As of Thursday, July 21, five of seven Riverside County men federally charged with offenses stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol Building are awaiting disposition of their cases, with one defendant vowing to take his to trial to contest the government’s allegations.

Andrew Alan Hernandez, 45, of Jurupa Valley; Derek Kinnison, 40, of Lake Elsinore; Felipe Antonio Martinez, 48, of Lake Elsinore; Ron Mele, 52, of Temecula; Kevin Strong, 45, of Wildomar; Rafael Valadez Jr., 42, of Indio, and Erik Scott Warner, 46, of Menifee are among nearly 900 individuals nationwide whom federal authorities alleged entered the Capitol unlawfully.

Strong is the only one among the Riverside County defendants who has been sentenced, following a March plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in which he admitted a misdemeanor count of picketing in the Capitol Building.

Three other charges against him were dismissed. He received 24 months’ probation.

Valadez admitted the same offense in a plea agreement with prosecutors in June. He’s awaiting sentencing, and like all the River-

side County men, he’s free on his own recognizance.

Kinnison, Martinez, Melee and Warner were indicted together by a grand jury, along with two San Diego County men – 57-year-old Alan Hostetter and 41-year-old Russell Taylor. They’re collectively referred to in court documents as “Three Percenters,” a group deriving its name from the false theory that only 3% of American colonists initially waged the fight for independence from Great Britain in 1776. According to the FBI, Three Percenters are akin to a “militia.”

Hostetter was the alleged organizer of their road trip to Washington to protest Congress’ planned Electoral College vote certification, recognizing President-Elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Hostetter said in a YouTube video that the election was corrupt, and certifying the results was comparable to stripping citizens of “their Constitutional rights,” according to the indictment. He and the other men were part of the larger “Stop the Steal” movement that formed in November 2020.

The indictment states the men coordinated via social media on logistics for their trip. Kinnison said in a Telegram post that they would be transporting “lots of gear, from

medical kits, radios, multiple cans of bear spray, knives, flags, plates, goggles, helmets.” He later posted a selfie with a bandolier of shotgun ammunition hung over his shoulders, according to court papers.

The defendant’s attorney, Nic Cocis, did not directly address prosecutors’ allegations, telling City News Service, “Given that the government chose to label a lot of their evidence as ‘highly sensitive information,’ I’m limited in what I can share. What I can say is, Mr. Kinnison looks forward to an open and public trial, where all the evidence is brought to light.”

Attorneys for the other Riverside County defendants did not respond to requests for comment.

Charges against Kinnison, Martinez, Melee and Warner include obstruction of an official proceeding, entering federally restricted grounds without authorization and tampering with evidence – trying to delete pictures on their phones.

None of the men is charged with assaulting law enforcement officers or damaging federal property.

The Riverside County men whose images were captured inside the Capitol Building appear to be peaceful. Hernandez entered carrying an American flag with a Go-Pro camera zip-tied to it. Security surveillance photos obtained by the FBI showed the defendant

milling about with others. He posted a social media message prior to joining the protest, saying “They are trying to steal the vote and will perfect and protect their fraudulent voting system when in power.”

Along with picketing and entering federally restricted grounds, he’s charged with disorderly conduct at the Capitol.

Valadez joined tens of thousands of others in marching to the Capitol after hearing former President Donald Trump speak on the Ellipse. The defendant was in the Capitol for 26 minutes, shooting video of “rioters exiting the office of Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon,” according to court papers.

The joint session of Congress was halted, and members of Congress evacuated the House chamber. Proceedings resumed that night after order was restored.

Strong’s attorney argued in a sentencing brief that while “others called for violence (and) yelled at officers, Kevin Strong did not.”

Photos submitted to the court showed Strong following a crowd through the Statuary Hall corridor.

He snapped a few pics, spoke to a group of police officers watching protesters, then left, surveillance showed. One of those who captured him on video was “Jayden X,” identified by the FBI as re-

puted Black Lives Matter activist John Earle Sullivan, who also videotaped unarmed protester and Navy veteran Ashli Babbitt, 35, being fatally shot by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd.

Along with Babbitt, three other civilians died at the Capitol that day – Kevin Greeson, 55, Benjamin Phillips, 50, and Rosanne Boyland, 34. Greeson and Phillips died of apparent heart complications. Boyland was among those massing at the Lower West Terrace tunnel, where she collapsed.

A coroner’s finding indicated amphetamine toxicity as her cause of death. A recently released documentary, “The Truth About January 6th,” purportedly showed video of a Metro police officer striking Boyland.

U.S. Capitol Police said close to 100 police officers filed injury claims after the siege.

“Bodily injuries include injuries to the head, neck, hands, fingers, legs and feet. There were concussions, chemical exposure, chemical burns and post-traumatic stress disorder,” the agency said in a statement released to City News Service.

Prosecutors said protesters caused $2.73 million in damage in and around the Capitol.

Turpin siblings take on county, foster care agency in negligence lawsuit Paul J. Young CITY NEWS SERVICE

Six of the 13 children victimized in Riverside County’s most notorious parental child abuse case filed a lawsuit recently against the county and one of its foster care agencies for placing them in another allegedly abusive household, where their attorneys said they were subjected to sexual assaults, psychological torment and other offenses.

“The 13 Turpin children endured some of the most sickening child abuse the county has ever seen,” Los Angeles attorney Elan Zektser, who is representing two of the adult children, said. “After these vulnerable children were freed (from their parents), they were placed by the county through ChildNet into a known abusive foster home. It is beyond shocking that the county and ChildNet let these kids get horrifically abused once again. Our communities should be appalled.”

Zektser teamed with another

litigator, Roger Booth, who is representing four of the younger children, in filing civil complaints seeking unspecified damage awards from the county and Long Beach-based ChildNet on behalf of their clients in Riverside County Superior Court.

“We deeply care about the safety and well-being of every single child under our care,” according to a county Department of Public Social Services statement. “Our hearts go out to the Turpin siblings. Any instance when a child is harmed is heartbreaking. We continue to evaluate our practices with a critical eye and are committed to understanding and addressing the root cause. This includes expanding the availability of quality and safe placements for all children in foster care.”

ChildNet did not respond to a request for comment.

The Turpin children’s parents, David Turpin, 59, and Louise Turpin, 52, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison in 2019 after admitting multiple

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The pair operated what prosecutors and investigators described as a “house of horrors,” keeping some of the children caged or chained most times of the day, forcing them to subsist on peanut butter sandwiches and burritos, making them sleep up to 20 hours daily and allowing them to shower only once a year. There was also physical abuse with injuries.

The 13 victims, whose ages now range from 5 to 32, were made wards of the state and came under the supervision of Riverside County Child Protective Services.

The agency initiated a process of finding foster care homes for them in January 2018, relying on the services of ChildNet, also known as Foster Family Network.

Six of the victims were placed in the Perris home of Marcelino Camacho Olguin, 63, his wife, Rosa Armida Olguin, 58, and their adult daughter, Lennys Giovanna Olguin, 37.

The trio were charged last November with nearly a dozen offenses, including child cruelty, false imprisonment and witness intimidation for alleged mistreatment of the Turpin youths, all of whom carry the initials “J.T.” because their first names begin with the letter “J.” Marcelino Olguin was additionally charged with multiple counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old.

The joint complaints alleged that there were “credible reports of abuse and neglect” at the Olguin home, but ChildNet and the county failed to pay heed.

The plaintiffs alleged that from April 2018 onward, they were targeted in relentless forms of mental and physical torment, and that one of the older Turpin children “had conversations with defendants’

social workers in which she conveyed information and asked for help.”

Though court documents didn’t identify her, the whistleblower was later confirmed publicly to be now-20-year-old Jordan Turpin, who also alerted authorities to her parents’ abusive behavior in January 2018 after she leaped from a bedroom window.

According to Zektser’s complaint, several of the Turpin girls were objects of lascivious attention from Marcelino Olguin, with him “grabbing and fondling (their) buttocks, legs, breasts” and “kissing them on their mouths and making sexually suggestive comments.”

There were instances of the Olguins “pulling their hair, hitting them with a belt and striking their heads,” according to the complaint.

The document recited the following other alleged abuse: “making the plaintiffs sit by themselves, sometimes outside, for many hours at a time;” “making plaintiffs sit in a circle and recount, in detail, the horrors that they had experienced while living with their parents;” “verbally abusing plaintiffs, cursing at them and telling them that they were worthless and should commit suicide;” “forcing them to eat until they began to vomit,” then compelling them “to eat their own vomit.”

The Olguins allegedly told the children that “nobody would ever love them,” according to Zektser’s complaint.

The plaintiffs said the alleged abuse continued until spring 2021, when a sheriff’s investigation resulted in the Olguins’ arrests.

The Olguins are out of custody on six-figure bonds, awaiting trial.

The six siblings have either

since been emancipated or placed in alternate foster care homes, where no problems have been reported.

Zektser and Booth point to a train of alleged failings on the part of Riverside County CPS and ChildNet. The thrust of the joint civil actions is that the county and ChildNet were grossly negligent and irresponsible.

Difficulties faced by the Turpin siblings were highlighted during an ABC documentary broadcast in November. It featured District Attorney Mike Hestrin, who fumed that the siblings were “living in crime-ridden neighborhoods.

There’s money for their education. They can’t access it. This is unimaginable to me.”

It ultimately came to light that the county Office of the Public Guardian, in addition to CPS, had not adequately addressed the adult Turpin children’s needs. It was one of the factors that prompted the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to hire former federal Judge Stephen Larson to carry out an $868,000, nine-month probe, the findings of which were published earlier this month.

The inquiry involved a sweeping examination of county welfare agencies in general, with 93 pages dedicated to the Turpins; however, most of it was blacked out due to apparent privacy concerns.

The probe uncovered that nearly $2 million in private donations were made after the Turpin case received widespread media coverage, with people sending varying amounts to help the victims. The money was placed in trust with different entities.

The disposition of the funds remains a source of concern; however, some of the money has been distributed to the siblings.

Serial sexual assailant sentenced in Murrieta City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A 32-year-old man who perpetrated sexual assaults spanning more than a decade, targeting nearly 20 girls in Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, was sentenced Thursday, July 21, to more than 215 years in state prison.

Morgan Delos Fowler of Lake Elsinore pleaded guilty in June to 18 felony counts, including rape of a minor, lewd acts on a child, aggravated sexual assault of a child and forcible sodomy, along with sentence-enhancing allegations of targeting multiple victims in a sex crime.

In exchange for his admissions, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office dropped 39 related charges.

During a hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Superior Court Judge Timothy

Freer certified the terms of the plea agreement and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense.

According to a sheriff’s bailsetting affidavit filed shortly after Fowler’s arrest in August 2019, the defendant operated a “sex dungeon in his garage, with weapons throughout the house.”

“The suspect knows where all ... victims live and had been physical with them, causing them to fear for their safety,” according to the document.

The investigation into Fowler’s offenses was prompted by an anonymous tip that he was distributing child pornography.

Initially, deputies confirmed three girls had been assaulted by the defendant. In the ensuing months, however, detectives identified a total of 18 victims, all of them identified in court documents as Jane Does.

The criminal complaint said that Fowler assaulted victims in the bedroom of his home, at a comic book store and in his bathroom shower after one of the girls had used his pool.

The assaults occurred between 2007 and 2018, and the victims’ ages ranged from preteen to late teens, according to court papers.

It was unclear how Fowler met the victims and gained their trust.

Detectives served a search warrant at the defendant’s residence on White Birch Court. After finding evidence that corroborated the girls’ allegations, deputies arrested him without incident Aug. 1, 2019, in the area of Arya and Clinton Keith roads in Wildomar.

He had no documented previous felony convictions.

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The Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. held its 71st annual membership meeting Saturday, July 16.

The yearly event was held at the Hamilton High School gymnasium in Anza. The Anza Thimble Club served their traditional breakfast to the AEC members and the Len

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Zoe Costanzo, left, Skyy Vollan, Rowan Costanzo, Deanna Bailey, Leah Firth and Sophia Salazar show off their colorful creations with Joanne Salazar at one of the Anza Quilt Club Children’s Sewing Workshops.

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The ladies of the Anza Quilt Club announced they are hosting Children’s Sewing Workshops to share their love of sewing. The classes are popular and fun for children of all ages.

“The girls had the best time, we really appreciate the ladies taking the time to teach them,” mother Joanne Salazar said. “Every class has a project, the kids have made a potholder, a pouch and next will be a pillowcase. This is such an amazing opportunity for these girls.”

Children of any age or gender are encouraged to attend the fun and creative classes, held Thursdays through the first week of August, before the children return to school. Instruction is from 10

a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Calvary Chapel High Country located at 55125 CA-371 in Anza.

“Bring a sack lunch or snack,” club member Deborah Clevers said. “Water and all supplies are provided, with no cost to participate. The kids learn basic sewing techniques and we teach beginner skills to operate a sewing machine and sewing terminology.”

Each session has a project, with materials and sewing machines provided to complete each task.

“Because of the overwhelming interest by the adults in our community, we are planning to hold adult sessions in September. We will confirm those details when it gets closer,” Clevers said.

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The annual From The Heart Christian Women’s Ministries Backpack Giveaway will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hamilton High School gym.

The event will provide muchneeded school supplies and more for the students in Anza and surrounding communities, giving them the best start for the new school year.

“This is a free event for school children in grades K-12 that reside in the mountain communities of Anza, Aguanga, Mountain Center and Idyllwild,” organizer Christina James said. “Each student gets a backpack loaded with school supplies. Children must be present to receive their backpack.”

Hemet Unified School District students attending the Anza Hamilton schools need pens, paper, crayons and art supplies and a backpack in which to safely keep it all.

Many charitable organizations, businesses and individuals contribute to the success of the yearly event, held the week before school begins.

The From The Heart Christian Women’s Ministries serves and focuses on families and children in need in the mountain communities. Fundraising events are held throughout the year to help collect money to aid this worthy cause.

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Hamilton Museum – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 39991 Contreras Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-1350 or visit http://www.hamiltonmuseum. org. Find them on Facebook at “Hamilton-Museum-and-RanchFoundation.”

Backcountry Horsemen Redshank Riders – Meeting monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. Locations change, so please contact Mike by email at stumblinl55@gmail.com or by calling (951) 760-9255.

Health, exercise, resources and recovery meetings Fit after 50 – 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday and Friday mornings at Anza Community Hall. Free.

Wear comfortable clothes and supportive shoes. Call or text instructor Teresa Hoehn, at 951751-1462 for more information.

Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p.m. Every Tuesday at Shepherd Of The Valley Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Open participation.

Veterans’ Gathering Mondays – 9-11 a.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, in Anza.

Men and women veterans come to share and help each other deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at 951-923-6153.

If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 951-659-9884.

The Most Excellent Way – Christ-centered recovery program for all kinds of addiction meets Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Program is court approved; child care is provided. Transportation help is available. The group meets at 58050 Highway 371; the cross street is Kirby Road in Anza.

AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p.m.

Meetings take place Thursdays at 39551 Kirby Road in Anza, south of Highway 371.

Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-4226.

Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings at 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 49109 Lakeshore Blvd. in Aguanga.

For more information, contact chapter leader Linda Hardee at 951-551-2826.

Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or inside the hall.

Medication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Dependence – Get treatment for heroin addiction. Transportation to the clinic is provided. For more information, contact Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 58581 Route 371, in Anza. For

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Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop off payment and cash donations by Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to ERA Excel Realty, 56070 Highway 371, in Anza. Pay inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an envelope with payment inside. A $30 box has about $100 worth of food and feeds six people. Half boxes are available for $15. Food is delivered once a week to those who cannot find a ride. For more information, call Bill Donahue at 951-288-0903.

Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p.m. Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welcome. Donations of time, money, etc. are always welcome.

Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m.

The food bank hands out food the last Friday of the month until the food is gone. The clothes closet will be open too. Emergency food handed out as needed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. FFF is a non-denominational nonprofit.

All in need are welcome; call Esther Barragan at 951-763-5636.

Bible Studies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anza – Sunday Sacrament is held 10 a.m.; Sunday School is 11 a.m.

Priesthood/Relief Society meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts gathers 6 p.m. and Youth Night is 7 p.m. For more information, call Ruiz at 951-445-7180 or Nathan at 760-399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/Family History Class, 5-8 p.m., is open to the public at 39075 Contreras Road in Anza.

Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakfast is served. All are welcome to fellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the casino in Anza.

For more information, call Nella Heredia at 951-763-0856.

Living Hope Bible Study – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 58050 Highway 371, in Anza.

All are welcome. For more information, call Pastor Kevin at 951-763-1111.

Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor Kevin officiates at 41560 Terwilliger Road in Anza.

Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a.m. Breakfast takes place the fourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 951-763-1257 for more information.

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes place at 56095 Pena Road in Anza. Call 951-763-4226 for more information.

Valley Gospel Chapel – 7 a.m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakfast usually served at 43275 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza.

For more information, call 951763-4622.

Anza First Southern Baptist

Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m. and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m. Church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. For more information, contact at 951763-4937, anzabptistchurch@ gmail.com or http://www.anzabaptistchurch.com.

Clubs High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. For more information, call Albert Rodriguez at 951-492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at 805-312-0369.

HCR Bingo fundraisers – 6:30-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at Anza Community Hall.

Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433. Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1873anzaca@ gmail.com. For more information, call 951-763-4439 or visit http:// vfw1873.org.

High Country 4-H Club – 6:30 p.m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except February, at Anza Community Hall. 4-H Club is for youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of projects. High Country 4-H Club is open to children living in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. For more information, call Allison Renck at 951-663-5452.

Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are the third Saturday of each month at various locations. Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guest speakers are always needed. For more information, call president Rosie Grindle at 951-928-1248.

Find helpful art tips at http:// www.facebook.com/AnzaValleyArtists/.

Anza Quilter’s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza.

Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza Valley Lions Club has been reinstated and is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. The group is working on securing a new venue for meetings. Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club of Anza Valley Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/LionsofAnzaValley. For more information, email president Greg Sandling at President.

AnzaLions@gmail.com or Chris Skinner at Secretary.AnzaLions@ gmail.com.

Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Scouts meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday, and Boy Scouts meet 7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call Richard Hotchkiss at 951-551-3154.

Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Scouts meet at Lake Riverside Estates. For more information, call Ginny Kinser at 909-702-7902.

Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59 is looking for new members of all ages. For more information, call squadron commander Maj. Dennis Sheehan from the Anza area at 951-403-4940. To learn more and see the club’s meeting schedule, visit http://www.squadron59.org.

Fire Explorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call 951-763-5611 for information.

Redshank Riders – 7 p.m.

Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit http://www. redshankriders.com or call Carol Schmuhl for membership information at 951-663-6763.

Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza.

The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Contact Carol Wright at 951-763-2884 for more information.

Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m. Second Monday of the month at VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluck dinner open to all. For more information, call Tonie Ford at 951-763-4560.

From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries – Noon.

Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. From the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission.

Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at 951-595-2400.

Anza Community Hall – 7 p.m. General membership meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month. Memberships cost $20 per person or $35 per business, and both get one vote. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. Voting members receive discounts off hall rentals, swap meet booths and save on propane gas from Ferrellgas. Mail membership to: Anza Community Building Inc. at P.O. Box 390091, Anza, CA 92539. The hall is located at 56630 Highway 371 in Anza. Swap meet held each Saturday of the month, weather permitting, early morning to 1 p.m. Vendors wanted. For more information, call 951-282-4267.

Anza Civic Improvement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of each month at the Little Red Schoolhouse. The league maintains Minor Park and Little Red School House, which are both available to rent for events. No government funds are allowed; the membership pays the bills – $10 a person, $18 family or $35 business membership. For more information, visit http:// www.anzacivic.org.

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Vincent Newell takes over as Anza Postmaster

Chair Boundless Self Defense serves the Anza Valley

Mike Patke of Chair Boundless Self Defense celebrates his 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in 2020.

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Vincent Newell is the new Postmaster of the Anza post office.

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ANZA – Vincent Newell was recently named the Postmaster of the Anza post office. He replaces former Anza Postmaster Amanda Broyles, who transferred to another facility.

As Anza Postmaster, Newell supervises six employees and oversees the facility’s retail services as well as the daily distribution of mail on two delivery routes and to 2,000 P.O. boxes.

Newell is a seven-year postal employee who began his U.S. Postal Service career as a mail carrier. Before his promotion to Anza postmaster, he had served as a supervisor at the Riverside post office.

“I’m excited about this new adventure,” Newell said. “It’s truly an honor and a privilege to step into this position. I hope to continue the Postal Service’s legacy of outstanding customer service to this community and to contribute to the overall success of

the organization.

“As outlined in USPS’s Delivering for America plan, we are modernizing and continually adapting to the changing needs of our customers. Our customers are priority one, whether they’re located in the biggest cities or smaller communities such as Anza.

“I’m grateful to the leadership team at the USPS San Diego District office for believing in me and giving me this opportunity,” he said.

Newell was born in Fontana and raised in Colton and San Bernardino. He is a graduate of Riverside City College and San Bernardino Valley College.

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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They have also made children’s quilts for the Ronald McDonald house at the Loma Linda Hospital.

The sewing club collects $5 in monthly membership dues.

The Anza Quilt Club meets at the Shepherd of the Valley Church in Anza on the first Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m.

For more information, please contact Pat Sprint at 951-9611696.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

of women who come together to share their passion for quilting and sewing. For the past several years they have created a quilt to raffle off to raise funds to give back to the community.

The Anza Community Hall, the Anza Scholarship Fund and the Little Red School House have all been recipients of the club’s efforts. They make and donate patriotic quilts to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars to honor Anza’s local veterans.

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Mike Patke, owner of Chair Boundless Self Defense, left, spars goodnaturedly with Jerry C. Eggering at the Anza Community Hall’s open house nonprofit meet and greet event Saturday, June 11.

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Mike Patke of Chair Boundless Self Defense continues to expand on the offerings of his self-defense instruction and medical and mobility aids donation organization.

Patke has been teaching martial arts for well over 40 years. He is the Founder of N.R.G. Martial Arts and Well Being. His Chair Boundless, Freedom through Mobility, is a martial arts program for persons in wheelchairs, designed to empower those with handicaps to become ‘handicapable.’ The play on words indicates how effective the selfdefense lessons can be.

“I received my nonprofit status in 2020,” Patke said. “I operated Chair Boundless classes for the last several years, starting right here at the Anza Community Hall.

I wanted to become a nonprofit because people wished to support the efforts with donations, and I didn’t want to take money and put it in my pocket, because the classes are free.

However, there is a cost that comes out of my pocket for traveling.”

Chair Boundless’ Home Hospital Equipment Donation Program continues to serve needy residents in the Anza Valley. Wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs, bedside commodes, crutches and more are available for anyone in need. As a nonprofit, the organization can be accountable for donated money and apply for government grants to help with travel-related expenses.

It allows for receipts to be given to those donating equipment, for use with the donor’s tax filings for an exemption.

“There is no cost for the equipment,” Patke said.

The organization has a 24-foot sea container that has been put to use as secure storage for the large collection of medical equipment the nonprofit has acquired.

Patke has been featured in the World of Martial Arts magazine, discussing his passion for selfdefense and his many accomplishments. His self-defense classes teach valuable skills and participants go away with a better understanding of the power they hold to defend themselves. He has taught his unique classes all across California and beyond.

“I am a wheelchair bound quadriplegic due to a dirt bike accident in 1989 in which I had shattered my fifth cervical vertebra, leaving me with incomplete, major paralysis, from my chest to my feet. I wasn’t given much hope of living a normal life ever again,” Jerry C. Eggering said. “I was introduced to Mike in June 2019. He invited me to one of his Chair Boundless Self Defense classes where I learned Filipino Kali using escrima sticks.

The first time I swung an escrima stick, it was met by an opponent’s stick. I felt the power from the collision of the sticks and the loud cracking sound each time the sticks met. I was instantly hooked. We worked on discipline, technique,

control, coordination. But, more importantly, I am recovering my confidence.”

Patke thrives on helping others with disabilities, whether it be equipment for better mobility and comfort or educating disabled individuals on how to be safe and confident.

“The defense classes have slowed down due to coronavirus but hospital equipment has continued to gain momentum due to generous donations and community needs,” Patke said.

As donations of medical equipment continue to come in, Patke sees that individual needs are met.

Many of the items he has are very costly and not covered adequately by insurance. He gladly gives them to those who benefit the most.

“Mike Patke helped me so much after my accident,” Kelli Hackett said. “I was unable to walk because of my injuries sustained in a car vs. truck wreck. Everything he has given us has been a tremendous help. I wouldn’t know what to do without his help. We are so blessed to have this ministry up here on the mountain. Mike has a heart to help others and our town is so blessed to have him.”

To learn more about the free programs Mike Patke offers, visit him at www.facebook.com/chairboundselfdefense or call or text at 951-333-9149.

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AnzaConnect representatives answer member queries at the Anza Electric Cooperative’s annual membership meeting Saturday, July 16.

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Patrick F. Ledger, executive vice president and CEO of Arizona G&T Cooperatives, speaks at the Anza Electric Cooperative’s annual membership meeting Saturday, July 16.

MEETING from page AVO-1 businesses. The cooperative serves Anza, Pinyon Pines, parts of Aguanga and Garner Valley.

The AEC is a Class A member of the Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, which provides wholesale electric power from the Apache Generation station in Cochise, Arizona.

Board president Ryall Stewart called the meeting to order and introduced the AEC board members of Chili Ainsworth and Diane Sieker representing District One, Mike Machado and Treasurer Harold Burdick for District Two and vice president Steve Lauzier and Secretary Stephen Silkotch Sr. for District Three.

The candidates for Director at large included Ryall Stewart and Megan Haley.

Silkotch presented proof of notice of the meeting as well as approval of the membership meetings from 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Audit Manager Jarrod Bryant, from Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert and Moss LLP of Luboc, Texas, gave the auditor’s report on the financial condition of the AEC via video message.

The AEC is once again in excellent financial standing, according to Bryant. The cooperative’s equity to assets ratio indicates good financial health. He went through several graphs, explaining the details and positive numbers to the membership.

“For any dollar the Cooperative has made, they have given you back 50 cents,” Bryant said. “That is very complimentary of the equity management the cooperative has had over the years.”

Burdick stated that the audit was approved by the AEC board in June. The complete audits for 2019, 2020 and 2021 are available at the AEC offices.

Operations Manager Brian Baharie and Member Services Representative Betsy Hansen conducted a round of raffle prize drawings, much to the delight of the winning members.

Patrick F. Ledger, executive vice president and CEO of Arizona G&T Cooperatives, gave the Arizona’s Electric Power Cooperative’s report.

“Congratulations on another

great year,” he said.

He said that AEPCO is also a nonprofit cooperative.

“We’re not here to make money, we’re here to try to get the lowest possible cost and the best service for you,” Ledger said. “We buy and sell a lot of power. One of the ways that we try to keep your costs down is that we’re very active in the market. So if we can get out there and buy at a lower price than the average in the market, and we can sell what we have out of our resources at a higher price than the market then we’re doing well and I can report to you that we’re doing that.”

He discussed joining the Energy Imbalance Market to help keep costs down and to give the cooperatives access to more power options.

“We appreciate all the work they do for us,” Stewart said.

Next to speak was Jessica Nelson, General Manager of the Golden State Power Cooperative.

This organization provides costsaving services such as legislative and regulatory lobbying to electric cooperative utilities.

“Golden State Power Cooperative remained adaptable through another year of travel uncertainties, hybrid events, limited access to the legislature and other ongoing impacts of COVID-19,” she said. “In the face of these challenges, we expanded our advocacy, helped secure valuable financial relief and saved members significant funds by navigating several regulatory concerns. Additionally, we’ve built value for our members by cultivating our strategic partnerships. I want to thank Arizona G&T for joining GSPC as an associate member. Our partnership will strengthen our collective voice on issues important to Anza Electric Cooperative members.”

Golden State Power Cooperative has been working on several very important issues such as Wildfire Mitigation, working collaboratively on presentations and comments to the Wildfire Safety Advisory Board.

Secondly, Nelson said, the Clean Energy Transition continues to evolve in California. GSPC supports the state’s goal to transition to a cleaner energy mix yet is seriously concerned about grid

AEC board president Ryall Stewart brings the meeting to order at the Anza Electric Cooperative’s annual membership meeting Saturday, July 16.

reliability and affordability as the state moves toward a net-zerocarbon target industrywide.

“I have advocated on your behalf at the California Air Resources Board as they revise their Climate Change Scoping Plan,” she said.

GSPC is dedicated to advocating for financial tools to invest in a cleaner, safer energy future. At the federal level, they continue to push for direct pay tax credits to provide an alternative incentive to allow electric cooperatives to build renewable energy.

“We also continue to keep Anza apprised of the myriad of opportunities to obtain grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These are valuable opportunities to invest in the future of your cooperative; from improving resiliency to expanding broadband infrastructure,” Nelson said. “As always, I continue to be impressed by the groundbreaking leadership of Anza Electric Cooperative and am thoroughly supportive of the strategic investments and decisions made by your management and board as they assess the opportunities to position you for long-term success.”

Joe Pradetto, Chief of Staff for Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, said a few words. He touched upon the effects of illegal cannabis cultivation creating issues for cooperative members. He assured the members that the supervisor and law enforcement are working on the problems plaguing the valley and those issues are starting to subside.

Pradetto also spoke about the supervisor’s passion for social services for the young and elderly.

AEC General Manager Kevin Short continued the meeting with his report. He reviewed the progress of the cooperative and gave updates on various programs.

“You heard some good news this morning and I’ve got some more,” he said.

He called up the staff, managers

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and crew to the front of the room.

“This is the greatest bunch of people there are,” Short said.

“They make it possible for all of us to enjoy some of the most affordable, reliable and safe electric energy and some of the most fantastic internet service there is.”

He presented annual anniversary awards to several employees.

The financial health of the AEC is excellent, Short revealed.

“Our sales have increased, gross revenues have gone up, net margins have gone up, the trajectory is up, our net margins this year are slightly lower than they were last year but that’s OK,” he explained.

- $1,400,000 net margins, the second highest in AEC history - $8l9 million net margins since 2015 - 46% increase in gross revenue since 2015 - 63% increase in Total Plant Value since 2015 - $26 million Capital Credit Allocations Total Short reported that about half the capital credits have been retired and returned to the cooperative’s members.

“That’s what we do as a 503(c)12 not-for-profit cooperative. When we have money left at the end of the year, it goes back to the members,” he said.

Short talked about the AEC’s involvement with the community and the various programs that help members.

He introduced the High Country 4H club and they gave a presentation.

Short presented the managers of KOYT 97.1 LPFM Community Radio an award of appreciation.

Erinne Roscoe accepted on behalf of the nonprofit organization.

The AEC proudly sponsors several high school students for the Washington D.C. Youth Tour.

Unfortunately, this program was canceled due to the pandemic in recent years but the Cooperative is now taking applications from high school juniors after the long sabbatical.

“We were able to award Career Technical Education $500 scholarships to Carlos Moreno, Ashlyn Miller and Karia Garcia,” he said.

The Cooperative Connections help small businesses within the community with free advertising in exchange for discounts for AEC members, saving members an estimated $34,000, Short said.

The Cooperative Care program, administered by the Anza Thimble Club, has assisted many families with donations of over $20,000 in 2021.

Charitable partnerships include Anza Community Building Inc., High Country Recreation, the Anza Scholarship Fund, Food for the Faithful, the Anza Thimble Club, KOTY 97.1 LPFM and more.

Short praised the Cooperative’s partnership with FIND, the High Country Conservancy, Anza Thimble Club, From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries and Food for the Faithful. Over 11,000 families have been served with 550,000 pounds of food distributed in the monthly mobile pantries at the AEC offices.

Short touched upon infrastructure improvements to facilitate reliability and safety.

The 2 MW SunAnza solar plant, along with the Phase Two 1.4 MW facility, include battery storage and can enable the AEC to power downtown Anza during a systemwide outage. More battery storage is planned.

The Grid Alternatives/Santa Rosa Community Solar 1 MW project is online and functioning perfectly.

“It was the first state-financed through a grant community solar project focused on low and moderate income residents, the first one to be built on a reservation, the first one to be built for a cooperative and the first to combine all three of those things,” Short explained.

He presented a video documenting the rebuilding of the Tony Lapos substation, an over 70-yearold structure that was completely modernized and reengineered.

Short described the cooperative’s other projects such as replacing wooden poles with steel along Terwilliger Road.

An update on ConnectAnza fiber optic internet service was given, with Short reporting over 3,100 members connected to date. Additionally, gigabit service is now available for only $129 a month.

The AEC’s rates are much lower than those of SCE and SDGE. The annual comparison at 1000 KW revealed AEC as the winner, boasting only 13 cents a kilowatt-hour, with no change in rates since 2009.

Short’s report concluded the meeting, with election results presented after a question and answer session.

For the elected director at large position, Ryall Stewart received 477 votes and Megan Haley received 186 votes.

The Anza Electric Cooperative may be reached by calling 951-763-4333 or online at www. anzaelectric.org or www.facebook. com/Anzaelectric.

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Lake Hemet Mountain Sheriff’s Station to hold National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2 Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department invites residents to join them for National Night Out hosted at the Lake Hemet Mountain Station Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Hemet Sheriff’s Station is hosting the free event this year at the Lake Hemet Mountain Station, 56550 State Hwy. 74 near the entrance to Lake Hemet.

Interactive displays, safety tips, children’s coloring books, first responder vehicles, RSO K-9, RSO Posse, specialized units, RSO Helicopter and more will highlight the evening. Cal Fire, California Highway Patrol, US Forest Service, California Department of

Fish and Wildlife, Idyllwild Fire Department and others will be attending.

National Night Out events are designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships and send a message to criminals letting them know that Riverside County neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Don’t miss this opportunity to come out and meet your neighbors, fire personnel and law enforcement and other public safety personnel.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Parsons, left, Sheriff Chad Bianco, Deputy James and a member of the U.S. Department of Forestry mingle with visitors at a previous National Night Out event held in Idyllwild.

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Tarantulas on the move in the Anza Valley Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

For the past several weeks, residents of the Anza Valley have been reporting large black spiders steadily walking about, oblivious to most distractions. Southern California’s native tarantulas are on the move.

May through October is the ideal time of year to view the tarantula migration. Venture out on a day that is warm, and preferably not too windy, and see the large male spiders marching about seemingly aimlessly. The eight-legged males are wandering in search of their female mates for the purpose of procreation.

“Usually it’s a male tarantula,” Joelle Budz said on social media.

“You can tell by the little hooks on his front legs. Also, the males are a little ganglier than the females.

Anza old-timers’ wisdom says it will rain in three days when you see a tarantula.”

The California Ebony Tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum) and the Desert Blond Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes) are the most common Southern California tarantula species whose males are traversing the canyons, deserts and scrublands in search of a mate.

Each arachnid is about 2 inches in length, which is big for a spider.

Fortunately, none of the North American tarantula species are dangerous to man, but they can inflict a nasty bite if mishandled.

They can even express irritating barbed guard hairs as a defense.

Tarantulas are peaceful animals and amazingly docile creatures. If left alone and not annoyed, their interesting behavior can be safely observed.

“All spiders initially scared me but since living in this fantastic area, I’ve learned a lot about wildlife, including spiders,” Carletta Gordon-Stokes said. “Tarantulas are the good ones. They can stay on my property all they want. If they come inside, I will have to relocate it to the outdoors for safe keeping.”

These rather large arachnids can scare the wits out of people that come upon them unexpectedly or in unexpected places, such as in the kitchen or bedroom in the home.

“Tarantulas are harmless. I pick them up all the time and relocate them. They can live to 25 years old. How can anyone kill that?”

Christine Polson said.

These spiders are common, yet not heavily researched. Scientists are slowly adding to the knowledge base of these fascinating creatures.

What is known is that the female tarantula remains in her home burrow, while the males go knocking door to door. Once he finds his true love, mating occurs, with the male making his escape before the female’s appetite returns. He is much shorter-lived than his larger love and may die after mating.

According to livescience.com, in some tarantula species, the male

A male tarantula marches along a sandy culvert in search of a mate.

will perform spasmodic beats on the female with his second pair of legs after coming into contact with her, a behavior thought to relax the female’s fangs.

Depending on the exact species, the female tarantula lays from 50 to 2,000 eggs in a silken egg sac and guards it for six to eight weeks.

During this time, she can become very aggressive, protecting the sac with her life. The new hatchlings remain in the burrow for a time

after emerging from the eggs, living off the remains of their yolk sac before leaving to mature and march themselves one day.

Tarantulas are solitary animals, choosing to live in burrows and hunt from the safety of their front door. They are usually nocturnal, focusing on prey like small reptiles, insects, mice, scorpions and other spiders.

While a male tarantula requires 7 to 10 years to mature before

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traveling to search for a mate, he may only live a short time after that. The female can live up to 25 years, with captive specimens surviving into their 30s.

If people see a wandering tarantula, they should not be terribly frightened by the experience.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses resume public ministry TEMECULA – If you happen to be at the Sam Hicks Monument Park in Temecula, you may notice that a pre-pandemic fixture is back on the sidewalks: smiling faces standing next to carts featuring a positive message and free Biblebased literature.

Thousands of these carts will be rolling down the streets of communities like Temecula across the world as Jehovah’s Witnesses recommence their global public preaching work some 24 months after putting it on pause due to the pandemic.

“We are excited and eager to return to our public ministry,” David Cohen, local representative for California Jehovah’s Witnesses, said. “During the pandemic, more than 113,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses across the state continued to reach people through letters and phone calls, but there is nothing like seeing our neighbors in person.”

While the organization is not yet back to knocking on doors, local congregations have also resumed free in-person Bible studies along with personal visits to those who

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“While we understand that the pandemic is not over, we are entering into a phase of learning to live with COVID-19,” Robert Hendriks, U.S. representative for Jehovah’s Witnesses, said. “We are sensitive to the risks that still face our communities and our volunteers, which is why we will not resume door-todoor ministry at this time.”

Mobile displays of Bible-based literature have been part of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ public ministry in the U.S. since 2011. While “cart witnessing” began in large metropolitan areas around the world, the practice quickly spread to the tens of thousands of smaller communities, becoming a fixture in rail and bus stations, airports, harbors and main streets.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVMV 2202255 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: DRAKE TYLER PUFF Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: DRAKE TYLER PUFF Proposed Name: DRAKE TYLER OCHS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 09/06/2022 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: MV2 The address of the court: 13800 Heacock Ave, Moreno Valley, CA 92553 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 6/28/22 Signed: Belinda Handy, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3637 PUBLISHED: July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2204140 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: LACHATTA ISAAC Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: HASSAN XAVIER AMARU HUNTER Proposed Name: HASSAN MICHAEL-XAVIER AMARU ISAAC THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2204141 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: ANGENETTE VONDA TILLMAN Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ANGENETTE VONDA TILLMAN Proposed Name: ANGEL VONDA TILLMAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVCO 2202571 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: ANGELA SOSA Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: REY ANGEL MIRANDA-SOSA Proposed Name: ELIAS ANGEL MIRANDA-SOSA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 08/29/22 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: C2 The address of the court: 505 S. Buena Vista Ave Rm 201, Corona, CA 92882 Corona Courthouse A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 07/05/22 Signed: Christopher Harmon, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3644 PUBLISHED: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2204195 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: DAVID DAN JOHNSON Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: DAVID DAN JOHNSON Proposed Name: DAVID ALISTAIR O’CONNELL THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 8-18-2022 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook/Temecula Valley News Date: JUL 01 2022 Signed: Marie E. Wood, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3650 PUBLISHED: July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVCO 2202705 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: FLORA K ESKANDER Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. FLORA K ESKANDER b. PARTHENIA MARIA WAEL ESKANDER Proposed Name: a. FLORA K ALEXANDER b. PARTHENIA MARIA A ALEXANDER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 9/7/22 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: C2 The address of the court: 505 S. Buena Vista Ave Rm 201, Corona, CA 92882 Corona Courthouse A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: JUL 18 2022 Signed: Tamara L. Wagner, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3655 PUBLISHED: July 29, August 5, 12, 19, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2204020 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: BRIDGETT KATHRYN BOWLEY Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. BRIDGETT KATHRYN BOWLEY b. XIAMORA VIOLET BOWLEY Proposed Name: a. DONNA ANNE HUNT b. ZOEY ANNE HUNT THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 8-11-22 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: JUN 24 2022 Signed: Marie E. Wood, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3645 PUBLISHED: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202208279 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CABCHIZ 5279 Bushnell Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 Mailing address: 5279 Bushnell Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 County: Riverside Giovanny -- Genchiz, 5279 Bushnell Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Giovanny -- Cabrera Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 06/24/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3635 PUBLISHED: July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202208534 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KUWENTO IMAGES 72811 Highway 111 #1013, Palm Desert, CA 92260 County: Riverside Zyra Maria Raguro, 69985 Indio Ave., Mountain Center, CA 92561 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Zyra Maria Raguro Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 06/30/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3636 PUBLISHED: July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202208498 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALL TO ARMS AMMO SUPPLY 39805 Homestead Hills Rd, Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: PO Box 391097, Anza, CA 92539 County: Riverside a. Niel Jay McQueary, 39805 Homestead Hills Rd, Anza, CA 92539 b. Leslie Diane Price, 39805 Homestead Hills Rd, Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by Co-partners Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Niel Jay McQueary Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 06/30/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3641 PUBLISHED: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202208543 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES PHOTO BOOTH 28622 Bridge Water Ln, Menifee, CA 92584 County: Riverside Schneidig Albert Aroche, 28622 Bridge Water Ln, Menifee, CA 92584 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 12/07/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Schneidig Albert Aroche Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/01/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3642 PUBLISHED: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202208770 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PRESTIGE AUTO REPAIR INC 8766 Limonite Ct, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 County: Riverside Prestige Auto Repair Inc., 8766 Limonite Ct, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Bryan Astorga, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/07/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3643 PUBLISHED: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202208859 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAN DIEGO ACTUARIAL CONSULTANTS 33398 Eastridge Place, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside a. Stephen Lloyd Hawkins, 33398 Eastridge Place, Temecula, CA 92592 b. Patricia Ann Hawkins, 33398 Eastridge Place, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 1/1/2008 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Stephen Lloyd Hawkins Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/11/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3647 PUBLISHED: July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202205608 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELITE PRESSURE WASHING 41564 Margarita Road Apt 131, Temecula, CA 92591 County: Riverside Erik Yamir Gonzalez, 41564 Margarita Road Apt 131, Temecula, CA 92591 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Erik Yamir Gonzalez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 05/02/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3589 PUBLISHED: May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 Republished: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 File number was missing a digit in the original publication.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202208344 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PARALEGAL MOBILE ASSISTANCE 57050 Knollwood Dr., Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: 74923 Hwy 111, Ste 228, Indian Wells, CA92210 County: Riverside a. Rachele Lea Tracht, 57050 Knollwood Dr., Anza, CA 92539 b. James Edward Tracht, 57050 Knollwood Dr., Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Rachele Lea Tracht Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 06/27/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3648 PUBLISHED: July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202209333 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHELLBEGLOWIN ESTHETICS 41925 3rd St, Temecula, CA 92590 Mailing address: 47700 Centennial St, Aguanga, CA 92536 County: Riverside Shelby Anne Evans, 47700 Centennial St, Aguanga, CA 92536 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Shelby Anne Evans Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/22/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3653 PUBLISHED: July 29, August 5, 12, 19, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202209114 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HOME INSTEAD #281 43533 Ridge Park Drive, Suite B, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside Sherpaul Corporation, 901 Hacienda Drive Suite B, Vista, CA 92081 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on JUNE 01 2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Paul Dziuban, CEO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/19/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3652 PUBLISHED: July 29, August 5, 12, 19, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202209392 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MASIA DE LA VINYA WINERY 40230 Ce Portola Rd, Temecula, CA 92592 Mailing address: PO Box 892899, Temecula, CA 92589 County: Riverside Kentina LLC, 35879 Belle Chaine Loop, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Kenneth Smith, Managing Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/25/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3654 PUBLISHED: July 29, August 5, 12, 19, 2022

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with school Nikki’s involvement is just as athletics and activities academic rigor. impressive as her athletic teams, She was on three and bright for Vista track & field, cross country of The future is School Valedicto- swim and is an active member Murrieta High The and Black Student “Nikki” Kirk. the Link Crew rian Naketris a 4.57 weighted Union. While Nikki’s academic 18-year-old has it is her humil17 AP and rigor is impressive, GPA, has completed courses with and positive attitude Dual Enrollment of those ac- ity, kindness truly incredible.” her MSJC and because accepted into that makes district, friends was While the school Nikki, complishments achievements sing her praises, to and family student since sixth UCLA. But those thing Kirk has a MVUSD aren’t the only MurVista humble, speaking is also grade, remains be proud of, she valedictorian.

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Calendar of Events Woodsy Owl to Park AmphitheaterState of the City “Give a hoot; C-7 remember his motto, over Classifi the Murrieta 2021 to the city’s eds ............................ the foland don’t pollute” address. Referringthe theme was Woodsy Owl has& Crimes ................. C-8 1, lowing decades, Courts birthday on July and inspire youth, and getting better helped educate in the education ............................. C-4 “30 years strong Education as well as those in conservation all the time.”

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TS# 2201-507 (vacant lots)APN 922-220-027 and 922-220-029 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/ /2005 , UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 10th, 2022 , at 10:00AM the undersigned, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to: Deed of Trust recorded 06/27/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0464365, in the Official Records of the County Recorder of Riverside County, California, and executed by David Covarrubias and Artemisa M. Covarrubias, Husband and Wife WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash or cashier’s check drawn on a financial institution authorized in Civil Code Section 2924h(b), at: THE WEST (MAIN) ENTRANCE TO TEMECULA CIVIC CENTER BUILDING , 41000 MAIN STREET, OLD TOWN, TEMECULA CALIFORNIA all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: PORTIONS OF LOTS 26 AND 27 IN BOOK 1 AS PER MAP OF SUBDIVISION OF LAND OF THE PAUBA LAND AND WATER COMPANY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 11, PAGE 507, RECORDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: Two Vacant Lots in Temecula, CA APN 922-220-027(10.00 Acres) and APN 922-220-029(15.715 Acres) If no street address or other common designation is given, then directions for locating the property may be obtained by submitting a written request within ten days from the first publication of this notice to the beneficiary in care of the said trustee at the address shown below.

TS# 2201-507 (vacant lot) Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid balance of the note(s), secured by said Deed of Trust, to-wit $ 246,656.06 including as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust.

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NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (951) 694-3903 for information regarding the trustee’s sale], using the file number assigned to this case: TS# _2201-507. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (951) 694-3903 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Dated: July 7, 2022 MFTDS, INC. A California Corporation dba MASTER FUNDING CO. By: ___________________________________ Steve Wheeler, President (951) 694-3903 41911 5th St., Ste 202, Temecula, CA 92590 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2467, Temecula, CA 92593-2467 Published: 07/22/2022, 07/29/2022, 08/05/2022

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File Number: R-202009230 Filed Riverside County Clerk’s Office Peter Aldana The following fictitious business name(s) has been abandoned by the following person(s): FROMHANSTOYOU 1011 Cleveland Way, Corona, CA 92881 County: Riverside Hannah -- Choe, 1011 Cleveland Way, Corona, CA 92881 This business is conducted by an Individual The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Riverside County on 09/08/2020 Signed by: Hannah Choe THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON 07/08/2022 LEGAL: 3640 PUBLISHED: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022

AMENDED STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File Number: R-201915153 Filed Riverside County Clerk’s Office Peter Aldana The following fictitious business name(s) has been abandoned by the following person(s): 1. EXECUTIVE HOME RENTALS & SALES, INC. 2. EXECUTIVE HOME RENTALS 28693 Old Town Front St, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside Executive Home Rentals & Sales, Inc, 28693 Old Town Front St, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Riverside County on 11/14/19 Signed by: Cindy Tittle, CEO THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON 04/29/2022 LEGAL: 3582 PUBLISHED: May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 Republished: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 Second business name was not on original publication.

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AUGUST 13

AUGUST 26

Bruno Mars Tribute

Rodney Carrington Showtime 8PM $69/$49

George Michael Reborn Showtime 8PM • $15

AUGUST 27

SEPTEMBER 3

SEPTEMBER 17

24K Magic!

Showtime 8PM • $15

Led Zeppelin Tribute Led Zepplica Showtime 8PM • $15

The Premier Rush Tribute YYNOT Showtime 8PM • $15

S T A R L I G H T

AUGUST 5

Eagles Tribute

Hotel California Showtime 8PM • $25/$15

Los Invasores De Nuevo Leon Showtime 6PM $55/$35/$25

AUGUST 14

Banda Machos Y Banda Maguey

Must be 21 or older.

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Prince Tribute Prince Again Showtime 8PM • $15

T H E A T E R

AUGUST 7

Showtime 6PM $45/$25/$15

George Michael Tribute

AUGUST 12

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Showtime 8PM $65/$55/$35